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April 11, 1921

On April 11, 1921, emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.

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1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1921st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 921st year of the 2nd millennium, the 21st year of the 20th…

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On April 11, 1921

  1. 1921 Emir Abdullah establishes the first centralised government in the newly created British protectorate of Transjordan.

    Title of high office in the Muslim world

    Emir, also transliterated as amir, is a word of Arabic origin that can refer to a male monarch, aristocrat, holder of high-ranking military or political office, or other person possessing actual or ceremonial authority. The title has a history of use in West Asia, East Africa, West Africa, Central Asia, and South Asia. In the modern era, when used as a formal monarchical title, it is roughly synonymous with "prince", applicable both to a son of a hereditary monarch, and to a reigning monarch of a sovereign principality, namely an emirate.

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