Agreement of Sykes-Picot1920
Iraq is carved out of the Ottoman Empire by the French & British
Historical person
Faisal I Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Faisal I, based on 17 World History Database records associated with Iraq.
17 records1920–193214 events2 places
Chronological biography
1920
Independence of Iraq1920
The Great Iraqi Revolution, known in Iraq as Ath Thawra al Iraqiyya al Kubra and by the British as the Arab Revolt of 1920. Rebellion by Iraqi Arabs against the rule of the British Mandate, the rebellion is suppressed by the British military
Rule of Palestine10 March 1920
Proclaims himself King of Syria & Palestine
Rule of Syria10 March 1920
Proclaims himself King of Syria & Palestine but 15 weeks later deposed by the French
AbdicationMay 1920
Forced to abdicate as King of Palestine by the French
Independence of IraqAugust 1920
A tribal revolt is launched throughout Iraqi territory after Arnold Wilson, the High Commissioner to Iraq, refuses to allow for the possibility any amount of Iraqi self-Government
Reballion of tribalAugust 1920
A tribal revolt is launched throughout Iraqi territory after Arnold Wilson, the High Commissioner to Iraq, refuses to allow for the possibility any amount of Iraqi self-Government
1921
Succession1921
Succeeds as King of Iraq
Coronation23 August 1921
The British find a vacant throne in Iraq & after a referendum he is enthroned
Referendum23 August 1921
The British find a vacant throne in Iraq & after a referendum he is enthroned
1922
Independence of Iraq1922
British renamed the area Iraq and recognize it as a kingdom
Rule of Iraq1922
British renamed the area Iraq and recognize it as a kingdom
1923
Discovery of Oil1923
Oil is discoverred in Iraq
Economy of Iraq1923
Oil is discoverred in Iraq
1932
Death of Faisal I8 September 1932
Death of Faisal I, succeeded by his son, Ghazi, but there was much popular support among the Iraqi people for leadership under General Bakr Sidqi
Constitution of Iraq3 October 1932
The monarchy achieves full independence & heads the constitution of Iraq
Independence of Iraq3 October 1932
The monarchy achieves full independence & heads the constitution of Iraq. Britains mandate over Iraq comes to an end. As a condition for independence from British control, Iraq has to allow an RAF presence, give Britain land and resources, and coordinate foreign policy for 25 years
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.