Arab Kingdom of Syria
Syrian Arab Kingdom | |||||||||||||||
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| 1919–1920 | |||||||||||||||
Coat of arms
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| Anthem: Suriyah, Ya Dhat al-Majdi سوريا يا ذات المجد O Syria, Who Owns the Glory[1][2] | |||||||||||||||
The Arab Kingdom of Syria at its greatest extent in January 1920 | |||||||||||||||
| Capital | Damascus | ||||||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Syrian | ||||||||||||||
| Government | Constitutional monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||||||
• 1920 | Faisal I | ||||||||||||||
| Prime Minister | |||||||||||||||
• 1920 (first) | Rida Pasha al-Rikabi | ||||||||||||||
• 1920 (last) | Hashim al-Atassi | ||||||||||||||
| Legislature | National Congress | ||||||||||||||
| Historical era | Interwar period | ||||||||||||||
• British withdrawal | 26 November 1919 | ||||||||||||||
• Coronation of Faisal I | 8 March 1920 | ||||||||||||||
• Battle of Maysalun | 24 July 1920 | ||||||||||||||
• Siege of Damascus | 25 July 1920 | ||||||||||||||
| Currency | Syrian pound | ||||||||||||||
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The Syrian Arab Kingdom (Arabic: المملكة العربية السورية, al-Mamlakah al-ʿArabiyya al-Sūriya) was a self-proclaimed, unrecognized monarchy existing briefly in the territory of historical Syria. It was announced on 5 October 1918 as a fully independent Arab constitutional government with the permission of the British Empire.[3] It gained independence as an emirate after the withdrawal of British forces from OETA East on 26 November 1919,[4] and was proclaimed a kingdom on 8 March 1920.
As a kingdom, the state existed a little over four months, from 8 March to 25 July 1920.[5][6] During its brief existence, the kingdom was led by Faisal bin Hussein, son of Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. Despite its claims over the region of Syria, Faisal's government controlled a limited area and was dependent on Britain which, along with France, generally opposed the idea of a Greater Syria and refused to recognize the kingdom.[7] After a four month-long war, the kingdom surrendered to French forces on 25 July 1920.
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- ^ Antonius, George (1938). The Arab Awakening: The Story of the Arab National Movement (Reprint ed.). H. Hamilton. p. 104. ISBN 1626540861. Archived from the original on 2 April 2023. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ Itamar Rabinovich, Symposium: The Greater-Syria Plan and the Palestine Problem in The Jerusalem Cathedra (1982), p. 262.