King of Syria

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The King of Syria was the short-lived monarch of the Arab Kingdom of Syria established after World War I, most notably held by Faisal I before the French mandate dissolved the kingdom in 1920.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Emir of the Kingdom of Syria 1
King of Syria canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state role ⓘ
monarchical title ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Syria
associatedEvent Battle of Maysalun ⓘ
Syrian National Congress ⓘ
capital Damascus ⓘ
category Former monarchies of Asia ⓘ
History of Syria ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Syria
dissolved 1920 ⓘ
establishedAfter World War I ⓘ
dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
firstHolder Faisal I of Iraq ⓘ
fullName King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
governmentForm constitutional monarchy ⓘ
historicalContext post–World War I Middle East settlement ⓘ
historicalPeriod Interwar period ⓘ
holderDynasty Hashemite dynasty ⓘ
holderLaterBecame King of Iraq ⓘ
inception 1918 ⓘ
1919 ⓘ
1920 ⓘ
languageOfCourt Arabic ⓘ
legislativeBody Syrian National Congress ⓘ
notableHolder Faisal I of Iraq ⓘ
notRecognizedBy France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
onlyHolder Faisal I of Iraq ⓘ
partOf Arab nationalist movement ⓘ
linked to: Arab nationalism
predecessorPolity Ottoman Empire ⓘ
reasonForAbolition French military intervention in Syria ⓘ
establishment of the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon ⓘ
recognizedBy Syrian National Congress ⓘ
region Levant ⓘ
linked to: Levant region
reignEndOfNotableHolder 24 July 1920 ⓘ
reignStartOfNotableHolder 8 March 1920 ⓘ
religionAssociated Sunni Islam ⓘ
seat Damascus Citadel ⓘ
linked to: Citadel of Damascus
shortName King of Syria ⓘ
succeededBy French High Commissioner for the Levant ⓘ
French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon ⓘ
successorPolity French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon ⓘ
titleHolderStyle His Majesty ⓘ
Malik Suriyya ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

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

Faisal I of Iraq → positionHeld → King of Syria ⓘ
Faisal I of Iraq → positionHeld → Emir of the Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: King of Syria