Great Syrian Revolt

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anti-colonial movement nationalist movement revolt uprising

The Great Syrian Revolt was a large-scale nationalist uprising (1925–1927) against French colonial rule in Syria that united diverse Syrian factions and became a key milestone in the country’s struggle for independence.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Great Syrian Revolt canonical	8
Great Syrian Revolt (1925–1927)	1
Great Syrian Revolt of 1925–1927	1

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	anti-colonial movement ⓘ nationalist movement ⓘ revolt ⓘ uprising ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ surface form: Great Druze Revolt Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ surface form: Syrian Revolt of 1925
armedConflictType	guerrilla warfare ⓘ urban insurrection ⓘ
chronology	precedes Syrian independence in 1946 ⓘ
country	Syria ⓘ
endTime	1927 ⓘ
goal	Syrian independence ⓘ end of French Mandate in Syria ⓘ national unity of Syrians against colonial rule ⓘ
hasCause	French colonial rule in Syria ⓘ Syrian nationalist aspirations ⓘ opposition to French Mandate policies ⓘ
influenced	formation of Syrian national identity ⓘ later Syrian nationalist politics ⓘ
leader	Abd al-Rahman Shahbandar ⓘ Fakhri al-Barudi ⓘ Hasan al-Kharrat ⓘ Nasib al-Bakri ⓘ Sultan al-Atrash ⓘ
location	Aleppo ⓘ Damascus ⓘ French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ surface form: French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon Ghuta ⓘ Hama ⓘ Hauran ⓘ Jabal al-Druze ⓘ
opponent	French Army ⓘ French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon ⓘ surface form: French Mandate authorities French Third Republic ⓘ
participant	Druze ⓘ surface form: Druze community Sunni Muslims in Syria ⓘ rural tribal fighters ⓘ urban nationalists in Damascus ⓘ
partOf	Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 ⓘ surface form: Syrian struggle for independence interwar anti-colonial movements in the Middle East ⓘ
result	heavy destruction in Damascus and other areas ⓘ increased Syrian nationalist sentiment ⓘ military defeat of the revolt ⓘ political concessions by French authorities ⓘ
significantEvent	bombardment of Damascus by French forces in 1925 ⓘ outbreak of revolt in Jabal al-Druze in July 1925 ⓘ spread of revolt to Damascus and central Syria ⓘ
startTime	1925 ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

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

French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon → containsEvent → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

Sultan al-Atrash → militaryConflict → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

Syrian revolt of 1925–1927 → alsoKnownAs → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 → partOf → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

French bombardment of Damascus in 1925 → conflict → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

Jabal Druze State → significantEvent → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

Jabal al-Druze → knownFor → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Syrian Revolt of 1925–1927

Jabal al-Druze → wasCenterOf → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

al-Atrash clan → movement → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

subject surface form: Sultan al-Atrash

Syria–France relations → sawEvent → Great Syrian Revolt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Great Syrian Revolt (1925–1927)