The earliest British discussions of the Near …
Years: 1914 - 1914
The earliest British discussions of the Near and Middle East question revolve around Sharif Hussein ibn Ali, scion of the Hashimite (also seen as Hashemite) family that claims descent from the Prophet and acts as the traditional guardians of Islam's most holy sites of Mecca and Medina in the Arabian province of Hijaz, which Sharif Hussein governs for the Ottomans.
Amir Abdullah, the second of three sons of Sherif Hussein bin Ali, visits Cairo, where he holds talks with Lord Kitchener, the senior British official in Egypt, in February 1914.
Abdullah inquires about the possibility of British support should his father raise a revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
Kitchener's reply is necessarily noncommittal because Britain considers the Ottoman Empire a friendly power.
War breaks out in August, however, and by November the Ottoman Empire has aligned with Germany against Britain and its allies.
Kitchener is by now British secretary of state for war and, in the changed circumstances, seeks Arab support against the Turks.
In Cairo, Sir Henry McMahon, British high commissioner and Kitchener's successor in Egypt, carries on an extensive correspondence with Hussein.
Amir Abdullah, the second of three sons of Sherif Hussein bin Ali, visits Cairo, where he holds talks with Lord Kitchener, the senior British official in Egypt, in February 1914.
Abdullah inquires about the possibility of British support should his father raise a revolt against the Ottoman Empire.
Kitchener's reply is necessarily noncommittal because Britain considers the Ottoman Empire a friendly power.
War breaks out in August, however, and by November the Ottoman Empire has aligned with Germany against Britain and its allies.
Kitchener is by now British secretary of state for war and, in the changed circumstances, seeks Arab support against the Turks.
In Cairo, Sir Henry McMahon, British high commissioner and Kitchener's successor in Egypt, carries on an extensive correspondence with Hussein.
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- Jews
- Christians, Maronite
- Muslims, Sunni
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Mecca, Sharifate of
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Ottoman Empire
- Palestine, Ottoman
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Arab nationalism
- Syria, Ottoman viyalet of
- German Empire (“Second Reich”)
- Hejaz Vilayet
- Egypt, British Protectorate of
- Beirut Vilayet
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- ZO (Zionist Organization)
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Years: 1914 - 1914
Locations
People
Groups
- Arab people
- Jews
- Christians, Maronite
- Muslims, Sunni
- Muslims, Shi'a
- Mecca, Sharifate of
- Christians, Eastern Orthodox
- Ottoman Empire
- Palestine, Ottoman
- Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
- Arab nationalism
- Syria, Ottoman viyalet of
- German Empire (“Second Reich”)
- Hejaz Vilayet
- Egypt, British Protectorate of
- Beirut Vilayet
- Zionism
- ZO (Zionist Organization)
Topics
Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions