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defeating the Safawids, conquered and
as a sovereign and independent state.
subjugated Iraq. During the 17th and
After the death of King Faisal, his
18th Centuries many governors of Iraq
son succeeded him under the name of
revolted against the Sultans and some
Ghazi I. In April, 1939, King Ghazi
of them declared their independence but
was killed in an automobile accident and
these rebellions were quickly put down
his son at the age of four years ascended
and Iraq remained a part of the Otto-
the throne under the name of Faisal II.
man Empire until the end of the last
Until the King reaches his majority his
World War.
uncle, Emir Abdul-Ilah has been chosen
The Arabs in 1916, under the leader-
as Regent and Crown Prince.
ship of Hussein, the Emir of Mecca and
his sons, started to regain their inde-
pendence lost in the 17th century. The
ARCHEOLOGY
people of almost all the Arab countries
MERJAN INN, AN ABBASIDE BUILDING
joined in the struggle until they were
Since the beginning of the 19th
TOMB OF QUEEN ZUBAIDAH
successful in freeing nearly the entire
Century many archeological expeditions
country around 1917.
have come to Iraq from both Europe and America. They have made many
For two years after this, Iraq remained under British Military Occupation
important excavations in different parts of the country but the most interesting
and then was placed under the British Mandate, by the League of Nations. This
work has been done in Babylon, Nineva, Ur, Kish and other ancient towns.
policy did not please the people, so they revolted in 1920 against the British
From these have gone valuable contributions to European and American
Mandate. This uprising cost both the British and Iraqis many sacrifices in
museums. For the past fifteen years the Iraqi Government has taken a special
human lives and treasure.
interest in these excavations and is
In 1921 the third son of King Hus-
trying to develop the museums of Iraq
sein of the Hedjaz, Faisal, who had
to the same degree as those in Western
been for a short while King of Syria,
countries through careful collection
was elected King of Iraq, by the Iraqi
and study of these discoveries.
people. He was received with great
joy and was formally placed on the
throne on August 23rd, 1921. During
his rule from 1921 to 1933 Iraq made
great progress as an independent
country. In 1932 Iraq was admitted
HEAD OF A LION FOUND AT
unanimously to the League of Nations
WALL OF TEMPLE OF BABYLON
TELELVA DATING 3000 B.C.
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