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King of Syria
The
King of Syria
was the title used by ancient writers to refer to the
Seleucid
ruler; it was also briefly used following the
partitioning
of the
Ottoman Empire
in the aftermath of
World War I
.
Faysal ibn Husayn
of the
House of Hashim
was proclaimed King of
Greater Syria
on 8 March 1920 in
Damascus
, following the
Arab revolt against the Ottomans
of 1916–1918.
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