Government of Mesopotamia
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The Government of Mesopotamia was the British-administered civil authority that governed the former Ottoman provinces in the Mesopotamian region (largely modern Iraq) in the aftermath of World War I.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British colonial administration
ⓘ
civil authority ⓘ |
| administeredBy | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Baghdad Vilayet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basra Vilayet NERFINISHED ⓘ Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mosul Vilayet NERFINISHED ⓘ former Ottoman provinces of Basra, Baghdad and Mosul ⓘ territory that later became the Kingdom of Iraq ⓘ |
| basedOn |
British imperial policy in the Middle East
ⓘ
League of Nations postwar settlement framework NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
British Mandate for Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
prepare territory for mandate and eventual self-government
ⓘ
transition from military to civil administration in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Baghdad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGovernanceStructure | British High Commissioner with advisory councils ⓘ |
| hasGovernmentForm | colonial civil administration ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | temporary civil administration pending mandate arrangements ⓘ |
| hasPolicy |
creation of centralized bureaucratic institutions in Mesopotamia
ⓘ
development of oil-related infrastructure under British control ⓘ maintenance of British strategic and economic interests in Mesopotamia ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Fertile Crescent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inConflictWith | Iraqi nationalist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British commitments to Arab leaders during World War I
ⓘ
Sykes–Picot Agreement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
Arabic
ⓘ
English ⓘ Kurdish ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle East ⓘ |
| participant |
British Colonial Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
British Indian administration NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurdish notables ⓘ local Arab elites ⓘ |
| partOf |
British imperial system in the interwar period
ⓘ
British occupation of the Middle East after World War I ⓘ |
| replaces | British military occupation of Mesopotamia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
administrative reorganization of former Ottoman vilayets
ⓘ
integration of tribal areas into centralized administration ⓘ negotiations over future Iraqi monarchy ⓘ |
| temporalContext | post-World War I period ⓘ |
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