Fayṣal I

Fayṣal I
born May 20, 1885, Mecca, Hejaz, Arabian Peninsula
died Sept. 8, 1933, Bern, Switz.

Arab statesman and king of Iraq (1921–33).

Son of Sharif Husayn ibn Alī, he helped his father plot Arab nationalist rebellion against the Ottoman Empire during World War I (1914–18). When the Arab revolt was declared in 1916, he played an important part in anti-Ottoman military campaigns. In 1918 an Arab military force occupied Damascus, and Fayṣal was declared king of Syria. Two years later France invaded Syria, and he went into exile in London. The British sponsored him as king of Iraq, in anticipation of a treaty providing for Iraqi independence; he was crowned in 1921, and Iraq became independent in 1932.

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▪ king of Iraq
Fayṣal also spelled  Faisal 
born May 20, 1885, Mecca
died Sept. 8, 1933, Bern
 Arab statesman and king of Iraq (1921–33) who was a leader in advancing Arab nationalism during and after World War I.

      Fayṣal was the son of Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī, amīr and grand sharīf of Mecca who ruled the Hejaz from 1916 to 1924. When World War I provided an opportunity for rebellion for many Arab leaders who had come to resent Ottoman rule, including certain Syrian Arabs who looked to Ḥusayn for leadership because he was not under direct Ottoman rule, Fayṣal in 1915 travelled to Damascus to reach an understanding with the secret Arab nationalist societies there about the terms under which they would support an Arab revolt led by Ḥusayn. Fayṣal's ability to meet with diverse groups previously unknown to him and to win their recognition of Ḥusayn as an Arab leader indicated the existence of a nascent Arab nationalism.

      When in the following year the Arab revolt was declared, Fayṣal played an important part in the military campaigns against the Ottomans. An Arab military force occupied Damascus in September 1918, and Fayṣal was declared king of Syria in accord with his understanding that Arab support for British military ambitions would be rewarded by British support for the creation of an Arab state consisting of most of Syria. When Fayṣal went to Paris in 1919 to participate in the peace conference, however, he became clearly aware of French determination to establish a sphere of influence in Lebanon and Syria. Realizing that he would have to make concessions, he negotiated the agreement accepting French military occupation of Lebanon and the Syrian coastal regions as far north as Alexandretta (modern Iskenderun, Tur.). In January 1920 he returned to Damascus, where he was unable to calm the violent resentment aroused by the news of French pretensions. Most Arab leaders did not understand the futility of resisting French military power and the consequent pressures under which he had laboured in Paris. When France soon found reason to invade Fayṣal's kingdom and occupy Damascus (July 1920), Fayṣal himself was forced into exile, eventually going to London at the invitation of the British government.

      Meanwhile, Britain had established a sphere of influence in Iraq. To ease resistance to British rule, Britain decided in March 1921 to sponsor Fayṣal as king of an Iraqi government with which Britain would conclude a treaty providing for eventual independence. Fayṣal accepted the plan and was enthusiastically welcomed in Iraq, where he was crowned in August 1921. His ability to command widespread support in Iraq as well as Syria provided a continuing indication of nationalistic feeling among Arabs of the entire Fertile Crescent. Indeed, as a Pan-Arab leader he had no specific political roots in Iraq, deriving his authority by moderating various conflicting elements. He valued British friendship while maintaining his full credentials among fervent Arab nationalists as their leader. From his position of influence, he negotiated with Britain a series of treaties culminating in 1930 with a treaty that enabled Iraq to achieve complete independence and membership in the League of Nations by 1932.

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