Arab Kingdom of Syria

The Syrian Arab Kingdom (Arabic: المملكة العربية السورية, al-Mamlakah al-ʿArabiyyah al-Sūriyyah) was an unrecognized monarchy existing briefly in the territory of historical Syria. It was announced on the 5th of October, 1918 as a fully independent Arab constitutional government with the permission of the British Empire. It gained independence as an emirate after the withdrawal of British forces from OETA East on the 26th of November, 1919, and was proclaimed a kingdom on the 8th of March, 1920.

As a kingdom, the state existed for a little over four months, from the 8th March to the 25th of July, 1920. During its brief existence, the kingdom was led by Faisal bin Hussein, son of Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca. Despite its claims over the region of Syria, Faisal's government controlled a limited area and was dependent on Britain, which, along with France, generally opposed the idea of a Greater Syria and refused to recognize the kingdom. After a four-month-long war, the kingdom surrendered to French forces on 25 July 1920.