Kingdom of Syria

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The Kingdom of Syria was a short-lived Arab constitutional monarchy established in 1920 in the aftermath of World War I, centered in Damascus and led by Emir Faisal as part of early efforts to create an independent Arab state.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Arab Kingdom of Syria 7
Kingdom of Syria canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab state ⓘ
constitutional monarchy ⓘ
former country ⓘ
aim creation of an independent Arab state ⓘ
associatedWith Hashemite dynasty ⓘ
Sharif Hussein bin Ali ⓘ
capital Damascus ⓘ
claimedBy Faisal I of Iraq ⓘ
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarchy with an Arab government ⓘ
context dissolution of the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
post–World War I peace settlement ⓘ
continent Asia ⓘ
country Syria ⓘ
dissolutionCause French military intervention ⓘ
implementation of the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ
duration short-lived ⓘ
endDate 1920-07-24 ⓘ
established 1920 ⓘ
event Battle of Maysalun ⓘ
Franco-Syrian War ⓘ
flag Pan-Arab colors ⓘ
formedFrom former Ottoman territories in the Levant ⓘ
governmentType constitutional monarchy ⓘ
headOfState Faisal I of Iraq ⓘ
historicalEra Interwar period ⓘ
post–World War I period ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
leaderTitle King ⓘ
legacy precursor to modern Syrian nationalism ⓘ
monarch Faisal I of Iraq ⓘ
nationalMovement Arab Revolt ⓘ
notRecognizedBy France ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
politicalIdeology Arab nationalism ⓘ
predecessor Arab government of Damascus ⓘ
linked to: State of Damascus

Occupied Enemy Territory Administration ⓘ
recognizedBy Arab nationalist movements ⓘ
region Middle East ⓘ
relatedAgreement San Remo Conference decisions ⓘ
Sykes–Picot Agreement ⓘ
religion Islam ⓘ
startDate 1920-03-08 ⓘ
successor French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon ⓘ
State of Syria (French Mandate) ⓘ
territorialClaim Greater Syria ⓘ
Lebanon ⓘ
Palestine ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
Transjordan ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (8)

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

Faisal I of Iraq → monarchOf → Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
State of Damascus → precededBy → Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Syria
Franco-Syrian War → belligerent → Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Syria
Franco-Syrian War → combatant2 → Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Syria
Battle of Maysalun → countryAtTime → Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Syria
Battle of Maysalun → belligerent → Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Syria
King of Syria → country → Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Syria
King of Syria → appliesToJurisdiction → Arab Kingdom of Syria ⓘ
linked to: Kingdom of Syria