Sharif Awn al-Rafiq

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Sharif Awn al-Rafiq was a late 19th-century Hashemite leader who ruled Mecca under Ottoman suzerainty and played a key role in the region’s political and religious affairs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Hashemite leader
Ottoman provincial ruler
Sharif of Mecca
historical figure
country Ottoman Empire
ethnicGroup Arabs
surface form: Arab
governed Mecca NERFINISHED
surrounding Hejazi territories
heritage descendant of the Prophet Muhammad through the Hashemite line
memberOf Hashemite family NERFINISHED
notableFor involvement in late 19th-century Arabian politics
mediating between local Arabian interests and Ottoman authorities
role in the administration of the Islamic holy cities
ruling Mecca under Ottoman suzerainty
placeOfActivity Hejaz NERFINISHED
Mecca NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
politicalStatus vassal of the Ottoman Sultan
positionHeld Emir of Mecca NERFINISHED
Sharif of Mecca NERFINISHED
religion Islam
responsibleFor maintenance of order in Mecca
security of the Hajj routes
roleIn regional political affairs of the Hejaz
religious administration of Mecca
sphereOfInfluence Islamic holy sites in the Hejaz
suzeraintyUnder Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
timePeriod late 19th century
title Emir
Sharif NERFINISHED

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Sharifate of Mecca officeHolder Sharif Awn al-Rafiq