Interregnum (Transjordan)

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The Interregnum period in Transjordan was a short period during which Transjordan had no established ruler or occupying power that lasted from the end of the Franco-Syrian War on 25 July 1920 until the Establishment of the Emirate of Transjordan in April 1921.

Herbert Samuel's proclamation in Salt, on 21 August 1920 in the courtyard of the Assumption of Our Lady Catholic Church. Samuel was admonished a few days later by Curzon, who instructed that: "There must be no question of setting up any British administration in that area".

Establishment of the Emirate of Transjordan

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Establishment of the Emirate of Transjordan refers to the government that was set up in Transjordan on 11 April 1921, following a brief interregnum period.

Proclamation of Abdullah as leader of Transjordan, April 1921

Al-Salt residents gather on 20 August 1920 during the British High Commissioner's visit to Transjordan.

Abdullah posing with British officials and his entourage on 28 March 1921 in front of the British Government House in Jerusalem.