Middle Eastern theatre of World War I

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World War I military campaign theatre of war

The Middle Eastern theatre of World War I encompassed the campaigns fought primarily between the Ottoman Empire and Allied forces across regions such as the Levant, Mesopotamia, the Arabian Peninsula, and the Caucasus, significantly reshaping the political map of the modern Middle East.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form	As subject	As object
Middle Eastern theatre	0	1
Middle Eastern theatre of World War I for the Ottoman Empire	0	1
Ottoman Empire in World War I	0	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	World War I military campaign → theatre of war →
commandedBy	Djemal Pasha → Edmund Allenby → Enver Pasha → Frederick Stanley Maude →
conflictBetween	Allied Powers of World War I → surface form: Ottoman Empire and Allied Powers
endTime	1918 →
historicalSignificance	reshaped political map of the modern Middle East →
includedCampaign	Arab Revolt → Caucasus campaign → Battle of Gallipoli → surface form: Gallipoli campaign Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) → surface form: Mesopotamian campaign Persian campaign → Sinai and Palestine campaign →
includedRegion	Arabian Peninsula → Caucasus → Gallipoli 1915 → surface form: Gallipoli Levant region → surface form: Levant Mesopotamia → Persia → Sinai Peninsula →
involvedPerson	Faisal I of Iraq → Sharif of Mecca → surface form: Sharif Hussein bin Ali T. E. Lawrence →
locatedIn	Middle East →
mainBelligerent	Arab Revolt → surface form: Arab Revolt forces British Empire → France → Ottoman Empire → Russian Empire → United Kingdom →
notableBattle	Capture of Baghdad (1917) → surface form: Battle of Baghdad (1917) Battle of Beersheba (1917) → Battle of Gallipoli → Battle of Gaza → Battle of Kut → Battle of Megiddo (1918) → Battle of Kut → surface form: Second Battle of Kut
opponent	Arab nationalist forces → British Empire → France → Ottoman Empire → Russian Empire →
partOf	World War I →
relatedAgreement	Sykes–Picot Agreement →
relatedDeclaration	Balfour Declaration →
relatedTreaty	Treaty of Lausanne → Treaty of Sèvres →
resultedIn	creation of modern Middle Eastern borders → dissolution of the Ottoman Empire → partition of Ottoman territories →
startTime	1914 →

Referenced by (20)

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

Ottoman Army → conflict → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Armistice of Mudros → conflictEnded → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

this entity surface form: Middle Eastern theatre of World War I for the Ottoman Empire

World War I military fortifications → geographicScope → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

this entity surface form: Middle Eastern theatre

Assyrian genocide → historicalContext → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Central Powers → majorFront → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 → operatedFrom → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Battle of Gallipoli → partOf → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Mesopotamian campaign (World War I) → partOf → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Sinai and Palestine campaign → partOf → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Nur-ud-Din Pasha → sideInConflict → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

this entity surface form: Ottoman Empire in World War I

Ottoman Fifth Army → theater → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Ottoman air units → theaterOfOperations → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Australian Flying Corps → theatre → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Battle of Ctesiphon (1915) → theatre → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Battle of Qurna (1914) → theatre → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Capture of Baghdad (1917) → theatre → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

British Indian Army 6th (Poona) Division → theatreOfOperations → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

Royal Flying Corps → theatreOfOperations → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

William Marshall (British Army officer) → theatreOfOperations → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →

RFC roundel → usedIn → Middle Eastern theatre of World War I →