Sykes–Picot Agreement
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The Sykes–Picot Agreement was a secret 1916 accord between Britain and France, with Russian assent, that planned the post–World War I partition of the Ottoman Empire’s Middle Eastern territories into spheres of influence.
Observed surface forms (2)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Sykes–Picot Agreement (secret wartime agreement affecting its future division) | 0 | 1 |
| Sykes–Picot Agreement 1916 | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War I–era diplomatic agreement
→
international agreement → secret treaty → |
| appliesTo |
Arab provinces of the Ottoman Empire
→
Middle East → Ottoman Empire → |
| countryAffected |
Iraq
→
Lebanon → Palestine → Syria → Jordan →
surface form:
Transjordan
Turkey → |
| createdSphereOfInfluenceFor |
France
→
United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| dateSigned | 1916 → |
| fullName | Asia Minor Agreement → |
| hasCriticism |
accused of ignoring ethnic and sectarian realities
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seen as symbol of Western imperialism in the Middle East → |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to later Arab disillusionment with Allied promises
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shaped modern borders in the Middle East → |
| influenced |
League of Nations mandates over former Ottoman Arab provinces
→
surface form:
League of Nations mandates in the Middle East
|
| language |
English
→
French → |
| leakDate | 1917 → |
| leakedBy |
Council of People's Commissars
→
surface form:
Bolshevik government
|
| legalForm | diplomatic correspondence → |
| namedAfter |
François Georges-Picot
→
Mark Sykes → |
| negotiatedBy |
François Georges-Picot
→
Mark Sykes → |
| precedes | San Remo Conference → |
| providedFor | international administration of Palestine → |
| publicationOutlet | Pravda → |
| purpose |
division of spheres of influence between Britain and France
→
partition of Ottoman Empire territories in the Middle East → |
| regionAllocatedToBritain |
Iraq
→
Jordan Valley → Persian Gulf hinterland → |
| regionAllocatedToFrance |
Lebanon
→
coastal Syria → parts of southeastern Turkey → |
| relatedTo |
Balfour Declaration
→
Hussein–McMahon Correspondence → |
| signedBy |
France
→
United Kingdom NERFINISHED → |
| signedDuring | World War I → |
| status | secret at time of conclusion → |
| supportedBy | Russian Empire → |
| typeOfDivision | spheres of influence → |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sykes–Picot Agreement (secret wartime agreement affecting its future division)
this entity surface form:
Sykes–Picot Agreement 1916