Hussein–McMahon Correspondence

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diplomatic correspondence historical document primary source

The Hussein–McMahon Correspondence was a series of letters exchanged during World War I between Sharif Hussein of Mecca and British High Commissioner Henry McMahon, in which Britain appeared to promise Arab independence in return for an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Hussein–McMahon Correspondence canonical	2
Britain betrayed wartime promises to the Arabs	1
Husayn–McMahon Correspondence	1
McMahon–Hussein Correspondence	1
the Hussein–McMahon Correspondence	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	diplomatic correspondence ⓘ historical document ⓘ primary source ⓘ
archivedIn	The National Archives ⓘ surface form: British National Archives
author	Sir Henry McMahon ⓘ surface form: Henry McMahon Husayn ibn Ali, King of Hejaz ⓘ surface form: Sharif Hussein bin Ali
controversy	consistency with Balfour Declaration ⓘ consistency with Sykes–Picot Agreement ⓘ interpretation of territorial promises ⓘ status of Palestine in the promised Arab state ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Hejaz ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
dateDisclosedToPublic	1939 ⓘ
endTime	1916-03-10 ⓘ
exclusion	areas under French interest on the Mediterranean coast ⓘ portions of Syria west of Damascus, Homs, Hama and Aleppo ⓘ
fieldOfStudy	Middle Eastern history ⓘ imperial history ⓘ international relations ⓘ
hasConsequence	Arab disillusionment with British policy ⓘ Arab expectations of postwar independence ⓘ rise of Arab nationalism ⓘ
hasNumberOfLetters	10 ⓘ
hasPart	letters from Sharif Hussein of Mecca ⓘ letters from Sir Henry McMahon ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 20th century ⓘ
language	Arabic ⓘ English ⓘ
location	Cairo ⓘ Mecca ⓘ
mainSubject	Arab Revolt ⓘ Arab independence ⓘ British Middle East policy ⓘ Ottoman Empire ⓘ
participant	Hashemite dynasty ⓘ surface form: Hashemite family Sir Henry McMahon ⓘ surface form: Henry McMahon Husayn ibn Ali, King of Hejaz ⓘ surface form: Sharif Hussein bin Ali United Kingdom ⓘ
promise	recognition of Arab independence in certain territories ⓘ support for an Arab caliphate under the Sharif of Mecca ⓘ
relatedTo	Arab Revolt ⓘ Balfour Declaration ⓘ British Mandate for Palestine ⓘ Kingdom of Hejaz ⓘ surface form: Hashemite Kingdom of Hejaz Hashemite rule in Iraq ⓘ Hashemite rule in Transjordan ⓘ Sykes–Picot Agreement ⓘ
startTime	1915-07-14 ⓘ
statedPurpose	to define British support for Arab independence ⓘ to secure an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire ⓘ
temporalContext	World War I ⓘ

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Sykes–Picot Agreement → relatedTo → Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ

Arab Revolt → influencedBy → Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ

this entity surface form: McMahon–Hussein Correspondence

George Antonius → analyzed → Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ

this entity surface form: the Hussein–McMahon Correspondence

The Arab Awakening → examines → Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Husayn–McMahon Correspondence

The Arab Awakening → argues → Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ

this entity surface form: Britain betrayed wartime promises to the Arabs

Asia Minor Agreement → relatedTo → Hussein–McMahon Correspondence ⓘ