Hashemites
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The Hashemites, officially the House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz, Syria, and Iraq. The family had ru
Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca (1853–1931), the founder of the modern dynasty
King Faisal I of Iraq and King Ali of Hejaz
The family tree of the Hashemite dynasty
The sons of Hussein: Ali, Abdullah and Faisal, in the mid-1920s
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
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.