[AL-HASHIMI (Hussein bin Ali).] &
[MAUDE (Sir Stanley).]
The King of Hedjaz and Arab Independence. With a Facsimile of the Proclamation of June 27, 1916. Together with the Proclamation issued at Baghdad by Lieut.-General Sir Stanley Maude, after the occupation of that city by the British Forces.
THE SHARIF OF MECCA'S OPPOSITION TO OTTOMAN RULE
[AL-HASHIMI (Hussein bin Ali).] &
[MAUDE (Sir Stanley).]
The King of Hedjaz and Arab Independence. With a Facsimile of the Proclamation of June 27, 1916. Together with the Proclamation issued at Baghdad by Lieut.-General Sir Stanley Maude, after the occupation of that city by the British Forces.
An uncommon booklet on the Arab Revolt and British involvement in the Middle Eastern Theatre of WWI.
The pamphlet begins with a short introduction to Allied involvement in the Middle East, with arguments for the overthrow of Ottoman rule in Arabia. It then prints the full text of a proclamation by Hussein bin Ali Al-Hashimi, the Sharif of Mecca (1908-24) and King of the Hejaz (1916-24), in which he forcefully rejects Ottoman control, asserts the independence of the Holy Cities and states his claim to being King of Hejaz. In addition to the English text, it includes a folding facsimile of the original Arabic proclamation.
Also included is Maude’s famous proclamation of Baghdad, which was issued shortly after British forces entered the city in March 1917.
