Hashimites

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Hashimites

(also Hashemites), a dynasty that has ruled in several countries of the Arab East. The Hashimites take their name from the legendary Hashim, son of the founder of the Quraysh tribe, to which Muhammad belonged. The dynasty was founded by the sharif of Mecca Husayn ibn Ali, who was proclaimed king of Hejazin 1916.

Hashimite rulers include Husayn ibn Ali (1916–24) and Hussein (1924–25) in Hejaz; Faisal ibn Hussein (March-July 1920) in Syria; Faisal ibn Hussein (Faisal I, 1921–33), Ghazi ibn Faisal (1933–39), and Faisal ibn Ghazi (Faisal II, 1939–58) in Iraq; and Abdallah ibn Hussein (emir, 1921–46; king, 1946–51), Talal ibn Abdallah (1951–52), and Hussein ibn Talal (since 1952) in Jordan.

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