Brief but decisive conflict between France and the Arab Kingdom of Syria under King Faisal. France crushed the newly proclaimed Arab state at the Battle of Maysalun to enforce its League of Nations mandate, ending Arab hopes for an independent Greater Syria.

Standing in 1920 CE

Records whose own span was running in this exact year.

Ottoman Empire Polity · Europe 1299 CE – 1922 CE Canada Polity · Americas Founded 1815 CE · attested to 2026 CE Mexico Polity · Americas Founded 1810 CE · attested to 2026 CE Great Pyramid of Giza Landmark · Middle East 2560 BCE – still standing Petra Landmark · Middle East 300 BCE – still standing Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing

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Franco-Syrian Warunknown army photopgrapher, Syria, died over 70 years ago · Public domain