Arab Revolt
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The Arab Revolt, also known as the Great Arab Revolt, was an armed uprising by the Hashemite-led Arabs of the Hejaz against the Ottoman Empire amidst the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I.
Soldiers of the Sharifian Army carrying the flag of the Arab Revolt in southern Yanbu
The flag of the Arab Revolt in the Martyrs' Memorial, Amman, Jordan.
Lawrence at Rabegh, north of Jeddah, 1917.
Lawrence of Arabia after the Battle of Aqaba.
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
Arab Revolt
…Middle Eastern theatre of World War I. On the basis of the McMahon–Hussein Correspondence, exchanged between Henry McMahon of the United Kingdom and Hussein bin Ali of the Kingdom of Hejaz, the rebellion against the ruling Turks was officially initiated at Mecca on 10 June 1916. The primary goal of the Arab rebels…
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.