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" Medina since 1918 - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE "
Ende, Werner
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AL
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English
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1062707
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ALei3104
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Ende, Werner
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Medina since 1918 - Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE\ Ende, Werner
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Leiden: Brill
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Encyclopaedia of Islam, THREE
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(1,236 words)
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The modern history of Medina , the second, after Mecca, of the holiest cities of Islam, is marked by the end of Ottoman rule, in 1919, a few years of Hashemite control, and the seizure of power by the Āl Suʿūd dynasty in December 1925. Following the Arab Revolt staged by the Hashemite amīr s of Mecca in June 1916, the Ottoman government made considerable efforts to maintain its rule over Medina. Under the command of general Fahreddin (Fakhr al-Dīn) Paşa, the Ottomans successfully defended Medina until the armistice of
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Islam.
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ALei3104.pdf
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