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 Coat of arms of Jordan
surface form: Hashemite coat of arms of Iraq
colonialPower United Kingdom
continent Asia
conventionalLongName Kingdom of Iraq self-link
country Iraq
currency Iraqi dinar
dissolutionDate 14 July 1958
dissolutionEvent 14 July Revolution Day
surface form: 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 (Iraq)
surface form: Free Officers movement in Iraq
participatedIn Arab–Israeli War of 1948
surface form: 1948 Arab–Israeli War

Iraq campaign (1941)
surface form: Anglo-Iraqi War

World War II
playedRoleIn politics of the Middle East in the mid-20th century
predecessor British Iraq Mandate
surface form: British Mandate of Mesopotamia

British Iraq Mandate
surface form: Mandatory Iraq
primeMinister Nuri al-Said
Rashid Ali al-Gaylani
Yasin al-Hashimi
region Middle East
religion Islam
shortName Iraq
signed Baghdad Pact
successor Iraq
surface form: Republic of Iraq
territoryIncludes Baghdad
Basra
Mosul
treaty Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930
surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930

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Subject: Kingdom of Iraq
Description of subject: 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.

Referenced by (36)

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 Kingdom of Iraq
this entity surface form: Hashemite monarchy in Iraq
1958 Iraqi coup d'état precededBy Kingdom of Iraq
this entity surface form: Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
1958 Iraqi coup d'état governmentOverthrown Kingdom of Iraq
this entity surface form: Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
Faisal I of Iraq monarchOf Kingdom of Iraq
Kingdom of Iraq conventionalLongName Kingdom of Iraq self-link
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
this entity surface form: Kingdom of Iraq (early years)
14 July Revolution Day relatedTo Kingdom of Iraq
this entity surface form: Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq
14 July Revolution Day relatedTo Kingdom of Iraq
this entity surface form: Iraqi monarchy
Abdul Salam Arif placeOfBirth Kingdom of Iraq
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930 country2 Kingdom of Iraq
subject surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty 1930 signatory Kingdom of Iraq
subject surface form: Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 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 Kingdom of Iraq
this entity surface form: Hashemite monarchy in 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 Kingdom of Iraq
this entity surface form: Hashemite monarchy in Iraq