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Word: emir (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Wahabites of Nejd (central Arabian country without precise bound- aries) descended upon the town of Taif, 70 miles southeast of Mecca, in the Hejaz, over which Hussein is Emir. According to a Mecca message...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ARABIA: Hejamy Massacre | 9/22/1924 | See Source »

...Homeric (White Star)-"H. R. H. the Emir of Kurdistan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Coming & Going: Jul. 21, 1924 | 7/21/1924 | See Source »

...numerous than locomotives, traveling is neither comfortable, rapid nor safe-even for Kings. King Hussein of Hedjas set out upon a tour of Arabia some weeks ago. Near Petra in Kerak (Trans-jordania) he was attacked last week by a band of Wahabis, who owe their allegiance to the Emir of Riyadh*, Abd el-Aziz es-Saud. After a long struggle, King Hussein's escort repelled the attackers. The trouble between King Hussein and the Emir of Riyadh is over the demarcation of the eastern boundary of Hedjas, the alleged aspiration of King Hussein to the Caliphate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: Traveling in Arabia | 1/28/1924 | See Source »

...trouble between King Hussein and the Emir of Riyadh...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: View with Alarm: Jan. 28, 1924 | 1/28/1924 | See Source »

...Emir Abdullah, second son of King Hussein of the Hedjaz and elder brother of King Feisal of Iraq, faced a serious rebellion led by the Sheik of Es Salt...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: A Sheik Arose | 9/17/1923 | See Source »

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