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This is a timeline of major events in the history of the modern state of Jordan. ==Partitioning of the Ottoman Empire Period== *1916: In May, in advance of the Triple Entente's defeat of the Ottoman Empire, the Sykes–Picot Agreement carves it up between Britain and France, defining much of the common border between Syria and what was to become Jordan, Palestine / Israel and Iraq. At the time, the area which is today Jordan was part of the Hejaz Vilayet and the Syria Vilayet *1916: In June, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca entered into an alliance with the United Kingdom and France against the Ottomans sometime around 8 June 1916, the actual date being somewhat uncertain. This alliance began the Arab Revolt.〔''A Peace To End All Peace'', David Fromkin, Avon Books, New York, 1990〕 *1916: In June, Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca is declared King of the Kingdom of Hejaz *1917: Auda ibu Tayi and T. E. Lawrence defeat the Ottomans at the Battle of Aqaba - the primary military success of the Hashemite forces in the Arab Revolt *1918: Ottomans repel the First Transjordan attack on Amman and Second Transjordan attack on Shunet Nimrin and Es Salt *1918: Between September and October, Triple Entente forces defeat the Ottomans in Megiddo, Damascus, Amman and Deraa〔Maunsell 1926 p. 212〕 *1918: The Ottoman Empire signed the Armistice of Mudros, ending the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I *1918: Faisal, the leader of the Arab revolt and the third son of Hussein, King of Hejaz, is declared head of a provisional government in what was previously the Vilayet of Syria The area which became Trans-Jordan was split between the southern extension of Syria and the northern extension of Hejaz〔 *1920: In March, Faisal proclaimed himself King of the Kingdom of Syria *1920: In April, the San Remo conference formally outlines the proposed French Mandate for Syria and the Lebanon and British Mandate for Palestine along the lines of the Sykes–Picot Agreement. The border between British and French territory would carve northern Trans-Jordan from the Vilayet of Syria, however no direct mention of Trans-Jordan was made at the conference〔 *1920: Battle of Maysalun - In July, French forces captured Damascus and expelled Faisal. His brother Abdullah moved his forces into Ma'an (then in the north of the Kingdom of Hejaz) with a view to liberating Damascus, where his brother had been proclaimed King in 1918. *1920: In August, Herbert Samuel delivers his speech at Salt, for which he was reprimanded by Curzon *1920: In October, Frederick Peake formed a unit of 150 men called the "Mobile Force" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Timeline of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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