Issues
592 issues found.
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Ottoman Firman on Holy Sites in Jerusalem (1852)
A firman, or royal decree, published by Sultan Abdülmecid I of the Ottoman Empire in February 1852. -
Treaty of Paris (1856)
A treaty signed in Paris on 30 March 1856, ending the Crimean War, a three-year conflict in which Russia faced the Ottoman Empire, France, Britain and the Kingdom of Sardinia, which had started following disputes over the rights of Christian minorities in Palestine. -
Treaty of Berlin (1878)
A treaty signed between several European powers in Berlin, Germany, on 13 July 1878. -
PEF Survey of Western Palestine - Jerusalem (1884)
A detailed report on the archaeological and architectural history of Jerusalem, published in 1884 by the Palestine Exploration Foundation (PEF) as part of its Survey of Western Palestine. -
Mukhtar Pasha Proposal for the Egyptian-Ottoman Border (1892)
A proposal submitted to the Egyptian and British governments in 1892 by Mukhtar Pasha, the Ottoman representative in Cairo, as to the border between Egypt and the Ottoman Empire. -
Lands Redeemed by the JNF from Its Foundation until 1948
Reference map of lands "redeemed" (acquired) by the Jewish National Fund (JNF) from its foundation in 1901 up to the establishment of Israel in 1948. -
Egyptian-Ottoman Boundary Agreement (1906)
An agreement signed between the Ottoman Empire and British-controlled Egypt in Rafah on 1 October 1906, establishing the border between the Egyptian Sinai and the Ottoman provinces of Hejaz and Jerusalem. -
Damascus Protocol (1915)
A document given by the leaders of two Arab secret societies, Al-Fatat and Al-Ahd, to Hashemite prince Faisal, son of Hussein, Sharif of Mecca, on 23 May 1915. -
McMahon-Hussein Letters (1915-6)
An exchange of letters between Henry McMahon, British High Commissioner in Egypt, and Hussein bin Ali, Sharif of Mecca and later King of Hejaz, that took place in late 1915 and early 1916. -
Sykes-Picot (Asia Minor) Agreement (1916)
Boundary Agreements: Jordan Boundary Agreements: Lebanon Boundary Agreements: Syria Britain France Sykes-Picot Agreement World War IA secret agreement concluded on 16 May 1916 between Britain and France, dividing the Middle East into spheres of influence ahead of a possible victory against the Ottoman Empire in World War I. -
Balfour Declaration (1917)
A letter authored by the British Foreign Minister, Lord Arthur James Balfour, on 2 November 1917, and subsequently endorsed by the British cabinet. -
Establishment of Occupied Enemy Territory Administration South (OETA-S) (1918)
An order dated 27 October 1918 by which part of the territory occupied by the British during World War I, roughly equivalent to today’s Israel and the Palestinian Territories, was officially placed under military government. -
Zionist Movement’s Territorial Claims at the Paris Peace Conference (1919)
A map showing the territorial boundaries of the Land of Israel (Palestine) as claimed by the Zionist movement during the Paris Peace Conference in February 1919. -
Paris Peace Conference (1919)
Britain France Milestones Ottoman Empire Sykes-Picot Agreement Transjordan United States World War IAn international conference held in Paris during 1919, following the conclusion of World War I. -
First Palestine Arab Congress in Jerusalem (1919)
Faisal of Syria and Iraq (1885-1933) Mandatory Palestine (1922-1948) Milestones Palestine Arab CongressesThe first of a series of Palestine Arab Congresses that took place from 1919 to 1928.