NMC278H1 Lecture 9: LEC 9
17 Apr 2017
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British afraid of muslim solidarity throughout the area (in india as well) Wanted to use sharif as a counterweight to the ottoman-islam. Sharif was the amir of mecca, most prestigious post in arab-islam. Sharif didn"t like the cup nor they him. 1915 husayn shairf sent a letter to the british high commissioner of egypt. Husayn wanted british recognition of an independant arab state (arab peninsula, syria, lebanon, palestine, iraq) in exchange for military support against ottomans. Mcmohan says not all the area can be theirs b/c of commitments to. They dispute each other, decide to postpone the matter, husayn did consent to britsh postwar occupation until admin established. The deal and wording was very ambitious but still arab perception that. Arab revolt led by husayn began june 1916, tribal forces attack mecca. Husayn geared propoganda towards cup not the caliph. Was not an arab nationalist just an ambitious dynast.
