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Abdullah I of Jordan

1882–1951 · 20th century

Abdullah I of Jordan, a son of Sharif Hussein of Mecca, was a leader of the Arab Revolt and became emir of Transjordan under the British mandate in 1921. On 25 May 1946 he was proclaimed king of the independent kingdom, renamed Jordan in 1949. His Arab Legion held the West Bank and East Jerusalem in the 1948 war, and he was assassinated in Jerusalem in 1951.

Abdullah I of Jordan
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Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan

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