Sharifian Caliphate
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The Sharifian Caliphate was a caliphate proclaimed by the Sharifian leaders of the Hejaz in 1924, replacing the Ottoman Caliphate, which was abolished by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Even th
Hussein's independence proclamation, 27 June 1916 used religious, not nationalist, reasons, for his revolt.
Mahmal of Hussein bin Ali in Mecca, 1916–1918.
Testimony of Vatan, quoted by The Times, on the approval given to Hussein's caliphate by Vehideddin, a nickname of Mehmed VI.
Hussein, King of Hejaz
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Hussein bin Ali al-Hashimi was a Hejazi leader from the Banu Qatadah branch of the Banu Hashim clan who was the Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1908 and, after proclaiming the Great Arab Revolt against
Sharifian Caliphate
…Caliphate, which was abolished by the Grand National Assembly of Turkey. Even though the Banu Hashim held the caliphate at various points in history, Hussein bin Ali, the Sharif of Mecca, was the first and only caliph of the modern Sharifian (Hashemite) line. In the Arab world, it represented the culmination of a…
King Hussein in 1916
Mahmal of Hussein bin Ali probably in Hejaz, c. 1890
Hussein bin Ali (date unknown)
Hussein bin Ali brings a holy carpet to Jerusalem in 1914; The Sharif can be seen in the carriage with the Mufti of Jerusalem.