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Arab Revolt in Palestine

1936 CE – 1939 CE · 3 years

Major Palestinian uprising against British Mandate rule and Jewish immigration. At its peak, rebels controlled the Old City of Jerusalem and large parts of the Palestinian interior. Britain deployed 20,000 troops; the 1939 White Paper finally conceded Arab demands on immigration.

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Belligerents

The main peoples, kingdoms and states involved.

  • Palestinian Arab rebels
  • British Empire, Jewish paramilitaries (Haganah, Irgun)

Key moments

Defining events in the Arab Revolt in Palestine.

  1. 1936 General Strike
  2. 1936 Battle of Nur Shams
  3. 1938 Battle of the Old City

Elsewhere in Middle East at the time

Records whose own span overlaps this one, found by the same test the canvas draws with. The bar under each card is where it sits inside this one.

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Landmark · Middle East

Great Pyramid of Giza

2560 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Emirate of Bin Shal'an

Attested 1920 CE – 1938 CE

Landmark · Middle East

Petra

300 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Jordan

Founded 1938 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Landmark · Middle East

Dead Sea

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Israel

Founded 1938 CE · attested to 2026 CE

Landmark · Middle East

Wadi Rum

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity · Middle East

Hejaz

Attested 600 CE – 1938 CE

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1936 CE and 1939 CE.

1936 CE Spanish Civil War 1937 CE Second Sino-Japanese War 1937 CE Dersim Rebellion 1937 CE Golden Gate Bridge 1939 CE World War II

And in the rest of the world

Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Ireland Polity · Europe 1938 CE – 2026 CE Tea Horse Road Trade route · East Asia 700 CE – 1950 CE Kofi Annan Figure · Ghana / New York 1938 CE – 2018 CE World War II Conflict · Europe 1939 CE – 1945 CE Great Barrier Reef Landmark · Oceania 3000 BCE – still standing
Image credits 7 pictures from Wikimedia Commons
  • Great Pyramid of Giza Douwe C. van der Zee · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Petra Azurfrog · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Flag of Jordan CONSTRUCTION SHEET · Public domain
  • Dead Sea لا روسا · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Flag of Israel Israel Belkind and Fanny Abramovitch (original) “The Provisional Council of State Proclam… · Public domain
  • Wadi Rum Daniel Case · CC BY-SA 3.0
  • Hejaz Selami Akceylan · CC BY 3.0