Battle of Mecca (1916)
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Not to be confused with Battle of Mecca (1924).
The Battle of Mecca occurred in the Muslim holy city of Mecca in June and July 1916. On June 10, the Sharif of Mecca, Hussein bin Ali, the leader of the Banu Hashim clan, started a revolt against the Ottoman Caliphate from this city. The Battle of Mecca was part of the Arab Revolt of World War I.
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Part of Arab Revolt of the Middle Eastern theatre of World War I | |||||||
Mecca in 1910 | |||||||
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Arab rebels | Ottoman Empire | ||||||
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Hussein bin Ali Faisal bin Hussein Ali bin Hussein | Fakhri Pasha | ||||||
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