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MAP 13.2 The Middle Eastern mandates, 1922
These actions so offended the British that, as the Saud family rose to
power in eastern Arabia (see Chapter 14), they did nothing to stop the
Saudis from marching into the Hijaz and toppling his regime in 1924. As
for Iraq, British control led to a general Arab insurrection in 1920. Need¬
ing a strong man to pacify the Iraqis, the British brought in Faysal, who
was approved in a rigged plebiscite as their king. Soon peace was restored.
The British cooperated with Faysal's government and the local tribal