Flashes on the political history of Holy Karbala (1914-1920) | ||
| KARBALĀʾ HERITAGE Quarterly Authorized Journal Specialized in Karbalāʾ Heritage | ||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 2, December 2014, Pages 101-146 | ||
| Author | ||
| Dr. Uday Hatem Abdul-Zahra Al-Mifirjy | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The city of Karbala had its distinctive political history which is characterized by the frank and obvious standpoints. Those standpoints played a significant role not only in the history of the city but in that of the modern politics of Iraq, for the planning of the revolution of 1920 which brought outstanding figures took place in this city. Most of those outstanding figures dealt with Iraq and its people. This study is divided into three chapters. The first one is about the name of city Karbala in language and terminology, its other names and geographical position. The second one deals with the political history of the city after first world war until the revolution of 1920. In this chapter we have a study of the political reality after getting news of the British forces heading towards Basra and forming groups of activists, let alone understanding the divisions concerning the invasion and the autonomy practiced by the people of Karbala after expelling Othman authority as a result of the 1915 uprising. For this reason, the city became the centre of attention leading other nationalistic forces in Najaf, Karbala and the tribes in the centre of Iraq.tribes in the centre of Iraq. | ||
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