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Mandatory Iraq
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The Kingdom of Iraq under British Administration, or Mandatory Iraq, was created in 1921 after the 1920 Iraqi Revolt against the proposed British Mandate of Mesopotamia and was enacted via the 1922 An
Coronation of Faisal as King of Iraq, who is seated. To his right are British High Commissioner Sir Percy Cox and Lieutenant Kinahan Cornwallis and to
Coronation of Faisal as King of Iraq, who is seated. To his right are British High Commissioner Sir Percy Cox and Lieutenant Kinahan Cornwallis and to his is the left commander-in-chief of all British troops in the Mesopotamia Commander General Aylmer Haldane.
Mandatory Iraq, 1921. Remembrance flag of the coronation of King Faisal I
Mandatory Iraq, 1921. Remembrance flag of the coronation of King Faisal I
A photograph of British and Iraqi dignitaries in Baghdad from 1923 during the era of Mandatory Iraq. From second left to right in the front row, Kinah
A photograph of British and Iraqi dignitaries in Baghdad from 1923 during the era of Mandatory Iraq. From second left to right in the front row, Kinahan Cornwallis, Sassoon Eskell, and Gertrude Bell. Bernard Henry Bourdillon stands directly behind Bell in the second row.
Berlín Ishtar 05
Berlín Ishtar 05
Ottoman Iraq
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Ottoman Iraq was the Ottoman name for the region of Iraq that was under their control. Historians often divide its history into five main periods. The first began with Sultan Süleyman I's conquest in
Mandatory Iraq
…long existed as a distinct region under the Ottoman Empire, encompassing the provinces of Mosul, Baghdad and Basra and officially referred to as the 'Iraq Region'. Contrary to the common belief that Iraq was invented by the British after the Fitst World War, the region had long existed as a coherent administrative…
Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent enters Baghdad (1534).
Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent enters Baghdad (1534).
Ottoman Conquest of Baghdad (1638) by Caspar Luyken.
Ottoman Conquest of Baghdad (1638) by Caspar Luyken.
19th-century manuscript with verses lamenting Sheikh Abdul Ghani Al-Jamil, Mufti of Baghdad, who revolted against Ottoman governor Ali Rıza Pasha in 1
19th-century manuscript with verses lamenting Sheikh Abdul Ghani Al-Jamil, Mufti of Baghdad, who revolted against Ottoman governor Ali Rıza Pasha in 1832.
Namık Pasha, two-time Ottoman Viceroy of Baghdad, 1851–1852 and 1861–1868.
Namık Pasha, two-time Ottoman Viceroy of Baghdad, 1851–1852 and 1861–1868.