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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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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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