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Faisal I of Iraq

1885–1933 · 20th century

Faisal I of Iraq was a son of Sharif Hussein of Mecca and a commander of the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans. In 1920 he was proclaimed king of the Arab Kingdom of Syria, but the French expelled him after the Battle of Maysalun. Britain made him king of Iraq in 1921, and he led it to formal independence in 1932.

Faisal I of Iraq
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Kingdom of Iraq

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