British Empire in the Middle East

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The British Empire in the Middle East refers to the network of territories, protectorates, and spheres of influence controlled or dominated by Britain in the region—especially during the late 19th and early 20th centuries—through which it secured strategic routes, resources, and political leverage.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical geopolitical entity
imperial sphere of influence
declinedAfter Second World War
linked to: World War II

Suez Crisis of 1956
linked to: Suez Crisis
endedWith British withdrawal East of Suez
end of British rule in Aden
independence of Gulf protectorates
followsEvent First World War
linked to: World War I
governedBy Colonial Office
Foreign Office
India Office
hasEconomicAspect control of trade routes between Europe and Asia
oil extraction and transport
hasKeyAsset Suez Canal
hasMainPeriod Second World War era
early 20th century
early Cold War
interwar period
late 19th century
hasMilitaryPresence British Army
Royal Air Force
Royal Navy
hasStrategicObjective control of Persian Gulf
defence of India
protection of oil concessions
security of Eastern Mediterranean
includesTerritory British Aden Protectorate
linked to: Aden Protectorate

British Mandate of Iraq
British Mandate of Palestine
linked to: Mandatory Palestine

British Mandate of Transjordan
British control of Cyprus
British influence in Oman
British influence in Yemen
British presence in Persia
British protectorate over Bahrain
British protectorate over Kuwait
British protectorate over Qatar
British protectorates in the Trucial States
Colony of Aden
Egypt under British control
Sudan under Anglo-Egyptian condominium
involvesCompany Anglo-Persian Oil Company
Iraq Petroleum Company
Suez Canal Company
motivatedBy access to oil resources
containment of rival European powers
control of imperial communications routes
maintenance of global naval supremacy
protection of route to India
partOf British Empire
precededBy Ottoman Empire in the Middle East
linked to: Ottoman Empire
region Middle East
relatedTo Arab nationalism
Zionist movement
linked to: Zionism

creation of the modern state system in the Middle East
securedBy Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of 1936
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1930
Anglo-Kuwaiti agreements
mandates granted by League of Nations
protectorate treaties with Gulf rulers
treaties with Trucial sheikhdoms
shapedBy Balfour Declaration
Cairo Conference of 1921
San Remo Conference
Sykes–Picot Agreement

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High Commissioner for Egypt roleIn British Empire in the Middle East
British colonial administration in Cyprus partOf British colonial rule in the Mediterranean
linked to: British Empire in the Middle East
Beihan partOf British sphere of influence in Arabia
linked to: British Empire in the Middle East
Anglo-Iraqi Treaty of 1922 category British Empire in the Middle East
al-Jaysh al-ʿArabī associatedWith British Empire in the Middle East
George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd notableWork British imperial policy in the Middle East
linked to: British Empire in the Middle East
The Lost Patrol (1934 film) historicalContext British Empire in the Middle East
Glubb Pasha notableWork Britain and the Arabs
linked to: British Empire in the Middle East