Emirate of Transjordan

Emirate of Transjordan was a state in Levant (Middle East) that lasted from 1921 to 1946 CE, about 25 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Emirate created by Britain for Abdullah ibn Hussein east of the Jordan River under the Palestine mandate. It became the independent Hashemite Kingdom in 1946.

See Emirate of Transjordan on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1921 to 1946 CE

Duration

25 years

Type

State

Region

Levant, Middle East

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Amman

Became

• Jordan 1946 CE to the present

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1923 Treaty of Lausanne

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present
• Syria 1946 CE to the present
• Soviet Transcaucasia 1920 to 1991 CE
• Pahlavi Iran 1925 to 1979 CE
• Mandatory Palestine 1920 to 1948 CE
• French Mandate for Syria and Lebanon 1920 to 1946 CE
• Sharifate of Mecca 967 to 1925 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia

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