Hussein–McMahon Correspondence

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The Hussein–McMahon Correspondence was a series of letters exchanged during World War I between Sharif Hussein of Mecca and British High Commissioner Henry McMahon, in which Britain appeared to promise Arab independence in return for an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf diplomatic correspondence ⓘ
historical document ⓘ
primary source ⓘ
archivedIn British National Archives ⓘ
author Henry McMahon ⓘ
linked to: Sir Henry McMahon

Sharif Hussein bin Ali ⓘ
controversy consistency with Balfour Declaration ⓘ
consistency with Sykes–Picot Agreement ⓘ
interpretation of territorial promises ⓘ
status of Palestine in the promised Arab state ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Hejaz ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
dateDisclosedToPublic 1939 ⓘ
endTime 1916-03-10 ⓘ
exclusion areas under French interest on the Mediterranean coast ⓘ
portions of Syria west of Damascus, Homs, Hama and Aleppo ⓘ
fieldOfStudy Middle Eastern history ⓘ
imperial history ⓘ
international relations ⓘ
hasConsequence Arab disillusionment with British policy ⓘ
Arab expectations of postwar independence ⓘ
rise of Arab nationalism ⓘ
hasNumberOfLetters 10 ⓘ
hasPart letters from Sharif Hussein of Mecca ⓘ
letters from Sir Henry McMahon ⓘ
historicalPeriod early 20th century ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
English ⓘ
location Cairo ⓘ
Mecca ⓘ
mainSubject Arab Revolt ⓘ
Arab independence ⓘ
British Middle East policy ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
participant Hashemite family ⓘ
linked to: Hashemite dynasty

Henry McMahon ⓘ
linked to: Sir Henry McMahon

Sharif Hussein bin Ali ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
promise recognition of Arab independence in certain territories ⓘ
support for an Arab caliphate under the Sharif of Mecca ⓘ
relatedTo Arab Revolt ⓘ
Balfour Declaration ⓘ
British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ
Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Hejaz

Hashemite rule in Iraq ⓘ
Hashemite rule in Transjordan ⓘ
Sykes–Picot Agreement ⓘ
startTime 1915-07-14 ⓘ
statedPurpose to define British support for Arab independence ⓘ
to secure an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
temporalContext World War I ⓘ

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Sykes–Picot Agreement → relatedTo → Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ
Arab Revolt → influencedBy → McMahon–Hussein Correspondence ⓘ
linked to: Hussein–McMahon Correspondence
George Antonius → analyzed → the Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ
linked to: Hussein–McMahon Correspondence
The Arab Awakening → examines → Husayn–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ
linked to: Hussein–McMahon Correspondence
The Arab Awakening → argues → Britain betrayed wartime promises to the Arabs ⓘ
linked to: Hussein–McMahon Correspondence
Asia Minor Agreement → relatedTo → Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ
Sir Henry McMahon → notableWork → McMahon–Hussein Correspondence ⓘ
linked to: Hussein–McMahon Correspondence
Sir Henry McMahon → participatedIn → McMahon–Hussein Correspondence ⓘ
linked to: Hussein–McMahon Correspondence
Sir Henry McMahon → causeOfNotability → McMahon–Hussein Correspondence ⓘ
linked to: Hussein–McMahon Correspondence