Work / monument · text
McMahon–Hussein Correspondence
The McMahon–Hussein Correspondence was an exchange of letters in 1915–1916 between Sir Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner in Egypt, and Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. Britain promised to recognise Arab independence in a broad region in return for an Arab revolt against the Ottoman Empire, which began in June 1916. Disputes over whether Palestine was included shaped Arab grievances after the war.
Mentioned in 1 state history
See also
Cite this entry
- APA
- The Epoch Institute. (2026). McMahon–Hussein Correspondence. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mcmahon-hussein-correspondence
- MLA
- “McMahon–Hussein Correspondence.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mcmahon-hussein-correspondence. Accessed .
- Chicago
- The Epoch Institute. “McMahon–Hussein Correspondence.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mcmahon-hussein-correspondence.
- Harvard
- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘McMahon–Hussein Correspondence’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/mcmahon-hussein-correspondence (Accessed: ).
Last reviewed October 2026Random entry ↻