Sharif of Mecca

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Islamic religious office hereditary title monarchical office

The Sharif of Mecca was the hereditary ruler and guardian of Islam’s holiest city, traditionally drawn from the Hashemite lineage claiming descent from the Prophet Muhammad.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Sharif of Mecca canonical	7
Sharif Hussein bin Ali	4
Hussein bin Ali	3
Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca	3
Emir of Mecca	2
King of Hejaz	2
Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques	1
Sharif and Emir of Mecca	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Islamic religious office ⓘ hereditary title ⓘ monarchical office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Mecca ⓘ
associatedWith	Kingdom of Hejaz ⓘ
basedOn	claim of descent from the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
country	Hejaz ⓘ
dynasty	Banu Qatadah ⓘ surface form: Banu Qatada Hashemite dynasty ⓘ
endCause	Saudi conquest of Hejaz ⓘ
endTime	1925 ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Arab ⓘ
hasDuty	administering justice in Mecca ⓘ collecting local taxes in Hejaz ⓘ ensuring safety of the Hajj pilgrimage ⓘ maintaining order in Mecca ⓘ
hasRole	custodian of Islamic holy places in Hejaz ⓘ guardian of the holy city of Mecca ⓘ local ruler of Mecca ⓘ protector of pilgrims to Mecca ⓘ
hasTitle	Sharif of Mecca self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Emir of Mecca Sharif ⓘ Sharif of Mecca self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Sharif and Emir of Mecca
language	Arabic ⓘ
officeHolder	Abd al-Ilah ibn Muhammad ⓘ Sharif Abd al-Muttalib ⓘ surface form: Abd al-Muttalib ibn Ghalib Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Muin ⓘ Ali ibn Husayn Zayn al-Abidin ⓘ surface form: Ali ibn Husayn Awn al-Rafiq Pasha ⓘ Awn ibn Muhsin ⓘ Ghalib ibn Musa'id ⓘ Husayn I ibn Ali ⓘ surface form: Husayn ibn Ali Husayn ibn Ali, King of Hejaz ⓘ Abdullah ibn Muhammad ibn Abd al-Muin ⓘ surface form: Muhammad ibn Abd al-Muin Qatada ibn Idris ⓘ
partOf	Ottoman Empire ⓘ
positionHeldBy	Hashemite dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hashemite family
recognizedBy	Ottoman authorities ⓘ various Muslim rulers ⓘ
religion	Islam ⓘ
replacedBy	Saudi control of Mecca ⓘ
residence	Hejaz ⓘ Mecca ⓘ
seat	Mecca ⓘ
significantEvent	Arab Revolt ⓘ surface form: Arab Revolt (1916–1918)
startTime	10th century ⓘ c. 967 ⓘ
subordinateTo	Caliph ⓘ surface form: Caliph (Ottoman) Ottoman sultan ⓘ surface form: Sultan of the Ottoman Empire
traditionallyHeldBy	Hashemite dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hashemites descendants of the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ

Referenced by (23)

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

Hashemite dynasty → traditionalTitle → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of Hejaz

House of Hashim → founder → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali

House of Hashim → notableMember → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali

House of Hashim → dynasticTitle → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: King of Hejaz

House of Hashim → dynasticTitle → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

Order of al-Hussein bin Ali → namedAfter → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sharif Hussein bin Ali

Talal of Jordan → paternalGrandfather → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

Dina bint Abdul-Hamid → relative → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

Mehmed VI → title → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques

Princess Raiyah bint Hussein → notableRelative → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sharif Hussein bin Ali

Middle Eastern theatre of World War I → involvedPerson → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sharif Hussein bin Ali

Hussein → isNotablyBorneBy → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

Faisal I of Iraq → father → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca

Sharifate of Mecca → headOfState → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

Sharifate of Mecca → headOfGovernment → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

Sharifate of Mecca → hasTitle → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emir of Mecca

Abdullah I of Jordan → father → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Hussein bin Ali

Abdiyya bint Abdullah → granddaughterOf → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sharif Hussein bin Ali

Sharif of Mecca → hasTitle → Sharif of Mecca self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Emir of Mecca

Sharif of Mecca → hasTitle → Sharif of Mecca self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sharif and Emir of Mecca

Hashimites → heldTitle → Sharif of Mecca ⓘ