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Ali ibn Husayn (King of the Hejaz)

علي بن الحسين شريف مكة

Ali ibn Husayn, last King of the Hejaz; his father abdicated the throne and the caliphate claim to him in October 1924; he held Jeddah until it fell to Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud in December 1925, then fled to Iraq. 1

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Caliph

Place in the story

  • Rival claimanttowardSharifian Caliphate · 1924 CE · 1342 AH† – 1925 CE · 1343 AH†Historical

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Summary

Ali ibn Husayn (King of the Hejaz) — Ali ibn Husayn, last King of the Hejaz; his father abdicated the throne and the caliphate claim to him in October 1924; he held Jeddah until it fell to Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud in December 1925, then fled to Iraq. 1 1.

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Ruled over
Sharifian Caliphate
Successor of
Husayn ibn Ali (Sharif of Mecca)

People and things also explored

Husayn ibn Ali (Sharif of Mecca)· Sharifian Caliphate· Battle of Mecca· Battle of Jeddah· Unification of Saudi Arabia

Sources

  1. Encyclopaedia of Islam, 2nd edition (Leiden: Brill, 1954–2008), 13 volumes
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