Kingdom of Hejaz

State · 1916–1925 CE · at its largest around 1919 CE

A kingdom in western Arabia proclaimed by Sharif Hussein bin Ali of Mecca during the Arab Revolt against the Ottomans. It held the holy cities of Mecca and Medina until it was conquered by Ibn Saud in 1925.

On its lands while it lasted

• David Ben-Gurion (1886 CE – 1973 CE): Zionist leader who proclaimed the State of Israel in 1948 and served as its first prime minister.
• Arab Revolt (1916–1918 CE): Sharif Hussein of Mecca led an Arab uprising against Ottoman rule with British support; Arab forces took Aqaba in 1917 and entered Damascus in 1918.
• Mecca (c. 1916 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Hejaz (1916–1925).
• British Mandate for Palestine (1920–1948 CE): Britain administered Palestine under a League of Nations mandate that included the Balfour Declaration's commitment to a Jewish national home, amid growing Arab–Jewish conflict.
• Beirut (c. 1923 CE): Capital of French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon (1923–1945), Lebanon (1944–1946).

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