10 March 1920Rule of PalestineFaisal I
Proclaims himself King of Syria & Palestine
Historical records for Iraq in 1920, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Proclaims himself King of Syria & Palestine
Proclaims himself King of Syria & Palestine but 15 weeks later deposed by the French
The League awards Mosul to Iraq despite Turkish claims and Kurdish opposition.
Forced to abdicate as King of Palestine by the French
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
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
Iraq is carved out of the Ottoman Empire by the French & British
League mandate arrangements shape the new Iraqi kingdom.
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
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