King of Syria

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The King of Syria was the short-lived monarch of the Arab Kingdom of Syria established after World War I, most notably held by Faisal I before the French mandate dissolved the kingdom in 1920.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Emir of the Kingdom of Syria 1
King of Syria canonical 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf head of state role
monarchical title
appliesToJurisdiction Arab Kingdom of Syria NERFINISHED
associatedEvent Battle of Maysalun NERFINISHED
Syrian National Congress NERFINISHED
capital Damascus NERFINISHED
category Former monarchies of Asia
History of Syria
continent Asia
country Arab Kingdom of Syria NERFINISHED
dissolved 1920
establishedAfter World War I NERFINISHED
dissolution of the Ottoman Empire
firstHolder Faisal I of Iraq NERFINISHED
fullName King of the Arab Kingdom of Syria
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
historicalContext post–World War I Middle East settlement
historicalPeriod Interwar period NERFINISHED
holderDynasty Hashemite dynasty NERFINISHED
holderLaterBecame King of Iraq NERFINISHED
inception 1918
1919
1920
languageOfCourt Arabic
legislativeBody Syrian National Congress NERFINISHED
notableHolder Faisal I of Iraq NERFINISHED
notRecognizedBy France NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
onlyHolder Faisal I of Iraq NERFINISHED
partOf Arab nationalist movement NERFINISHED
predecessorPolity Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
reasonForAbolition French military intervention in Syria
establishment of the French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon
recognizedBy Syrian National Congress NERFINISHED
region Levant NERFINISHED
reignEndOfNotableHolder 24 July 1920
reignStartOfNotableHolder 8 March 1920
religionAssociated Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
seat Damascus Citadel NERFINISHED
shortName King of Syria
succeededBy French High Commissioner for the Levant NERFINISHED
French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon NERFINISHED
successorPolity French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon NERFINISHED
titleHolderStyle His Majesty
Malik Suriyya NERFINISHED

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

Faisal I of Iraq positionHeld King of Syria
Faisal I of Iraq positionHeld King of Syria
this entity surface form: Emir of the Kingdom of Syria