Kingdom of Iraq

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The Kingdom of Iraq was a British-backed Hashemite monarchy that existed from 1932 to 1958, encompassing modern-day Iraq and playing a key role in the politics of the Middle East before being overthrown in a republican revolution.

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Statements (61)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Hashemite monarchy ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
sovereign state ⓘ
alliance British Empire ⓘ
capital Baghdad ⓘ
coatOfArms Hashemite coat of arms of Iraq ⓘ
colonialPower United Kingdom ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
conventionalLongName Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
country Iraq ⓘ
currency Iraqi dinar ⓘ
dissolutionDate 14 July 1958 ⓘ
dissolutionEvent 14 July Revolution ⓘ
dynasty Hashemite dynasty ⓘ
endYear 1958 ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
Interwar period ⓘ
establishedDate 3 October 1932 ⓘ
establishedEvent independence from the United Kingdom ⓘ
firstMonarch Faisal I of Iraq ⓘ
flagDescription horizontal black-white-green tricolour with a red trapezoid at the hoist ⓘ
foreignPolicyOrientation pro-British ⓘ
foundationYear 1932 ⓘ
governmentType constitutional monarchy ⓘ
parliamentary monarchy ⓘ
headOfGovernmentTitle Prime Minister ⓘ
headOfStateTitle King ⓘ
joinedArabLeague 1945 ⓘ
joinedLeagueOfNations 1932 ⓘ
joinedUnitedNations 1945 ⓘ
lastMonarch Faisal II of Iraq ⓘ
legalSystem mixed legal system of civil law and Islamic law ⓘ
memberOf Arab League ⓘ
League of Nations ⓘ
United Nations ⓘ
monarch Faisal I of Iraq ⓘ
Faisal II of Iraq ⓘ
Ghazi of Iraq ⓘ
nationalityTerm Iraqi ⓘ
officialLanguage Arabic ⓘ
Kurdish ⓘ
overthrowDate 14 July 1958 ⓘ
overthrownBy Free Officers movement in Iraq ⓘ
participatedIn 1948 Arab–Israeli War ⓘ
Anglo-Iraqi War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
playedRoleIn politics of the Middle East in the mid-20th century ⓘ
predecessor British Mandate of Mesopotamia ⓘ
Mandatory Iraq ⓘ
primeMinister Nuri al-Said ⓘ
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani ⓘ
Yasin al-Hashimi ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
shortName Iraq ⓘ
signed Baghdad Pact ⓘ
successor Republic of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Iraq
territoryIncludes Baghdad ⓘ
Basra ⓘ
Mosul ⓘ
treaty Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930 ⓘ

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Referenced by (79)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

House of Hashim → ruled → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Kingdom of Kurdistan → followedBy → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Kingdom of Kurdistan → opposedBy → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Kingdom of Kurdistan → successorState → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Simele massacre → country → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
British Iraq Mandate → followedBy → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Iraq campaign (1941) → location → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Iraq campaign (1941) → belligerent → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
1958 Iraqi coup d'état → opponent → Hashemite monarchy in Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
1958 Iraqi coup d'état → precededBy → Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
1958 Iraqi coup d'état → governmentOverthrown → Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
Faisal I of Iraq → monarchOf → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Kingdom of Iraq → conventionalLongName → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Ghazi of Iraq → countryRuled → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Ghazi of Iraq → deathPlace → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Ghazi of Iraq → citizenship → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Faisal II of Iraq → birthPlace → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Faisal II of Iraq → monarchOf → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Iraqi rupee → currencyOf → Kingdom of Iraq (early years) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
14 July Revolution Day → relatedTo → Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
14 July Revolution Day → relatedTo → Iraqi monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
Abdul Salam Arif → placeOfBirth → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930 → country2 → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
subject linked to: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930 → signatory → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
subject linked to: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
Hashimites → ruled → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Tal Afar → controlledBy → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Prince Regent 'Abd al-Ilah → country → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Prince Regent 'Abd al-Ilah → governmentTypeContext → Hashemite monarchy in Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
siege of RAF Habbaniya → location → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Battle of Habbaniya → place → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922 → signatory → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Muhammad Najib ar-Ruba'i → monarchyOverthrown → Hashemite monarchy in Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
Free Officers (Iraq) → opposedTo → Hashemite monarchy in Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
Free Officers (Iraq) → relatedTo → Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
Republican government in Iraq → replaced → Hashemite monarchy in Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
Republican government in Iraq → precededBy → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Emirate of Transjordan → sharesBorderWith → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
Princess Azza bint Faisal → politicalEntityAssociatedWith → Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
Royal Mausoleum in Baghdad → associatedWith → Iraqi monarchy ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
Nuri al-Said → employer → Hashemite monarchy of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
King of Iraq → country → Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
King of Iraq → territorialExtent → Kingdom of Iraq (1921–1932) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
King of Iraq → territorialExtent → Kingdom of Iraq (independent state, 1932–1958) ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq
King of Iraq → linkedTo → Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Iraq