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
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.
Ottoman Caliphate
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The Ottoman Caliphate was the claim of the heads of the Turkish Ottoman dynasty, rulers of the Ottoman Empire, to be the caliphs of Islam during the late medieval and early modern era.
Commemorative plaque where the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca was signed
Card issued in memory of Sultan Abdul Hamid II's accession to the Ottoman throne
Mehmed V's proclamation as sultan in 1909, from Le Petit Journal
Ottoman proclamation of jihad against the Entente in 1914, Constantinople