Kingdom of Syria

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The Kingdom of Syria was a short-lived Arab constitutional monarchy established in 1920 in the aftermath of World War I, centered in Damascus and led by Emir Faisal as part of early efforts to create an independent Arab state.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Arab Kingdom of Syria 5
Kingdom of Syria canonical 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab state
constitutional monarchy
former country
aim creation of an independent Arab state
associatedWith Hashemite dynasty NERFINISHED
Sharif Hussein bin Ali NERFINISHED
capital Damascus NERFINISHED
claimedBy Faisal I of Iraq NERFINISHED
constitutionalStatus constitutional monarchy with an Arab government
context dissolution of the Ottoman Empire
post–World War I peace settlement
continent Asia
country Syria
dissolutionCause French military intervention
implementation of the French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon
duration short-lived
endDate 1920-07-24
established 1920
event Battle of Maysalun NERFINISHED
Franco-Syrian War NERFINISHED
flag Pan-Arab colors
formedFrom former Ottoman territories in the Levant
governmentType constitutional monarchy
headOfState Faisal I of Iraq NERFINISHED
historicalEra Interwar period
post–World War I period
language Arabic
leaderTitle King
legacy precursor to modern Syrian nationalism
monarch Faisal I of Iraq NERFINISHED
nationalMovement Arab Revolt NERFINISHED
notRecognizedBy France NERFINISHED
United Kingdom NERFINISHED
politicalIdeology Arab nationalism
predecessor Arab government of Damascus NERFINISHED
Occupied Enemy Territory Administration NERFINISHED
recognizedBy Arab nationalist movements
region Middle East
relatedAgreement San Remo Conference decisions NERFINISHED
Sykes–Picot Agreement NERFINISHED
religion Islam
startDate 1920-03-08
successor French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon NERFINISHED
State of Syria (French Mandate) NERFINISHED
territorialClaim Greater Syria NERFINISHED
Lebanon NERFINISHED
Palestine NERFINISHED
Syria NERFINISHED
Transjordan NERFINISHED

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Referenced by (6)

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

Faisal I of Iraq monarchOf Kingdom of Syria
State of Damascus precededBy Kingdom of Syria
this entity surface form: Arab Kingdom of Syria
Franco-Syrian War belligerent Kingdom of Syria
this entity surface form: Arab Kingdom of Syria
Franco-Syrian War combatant2 Kingdom of Syria
this entity surface form: Arab Kingdom of Syria
Battle of Maysalun countryAtTime Kingdom of Syria
this entity surface form: Arab Kingdom of Syria
Battle of Maysalun belligerent Kingdom of Syria
this entity surface form: Arab Kingdom of Syria