Government of Mesopotamia

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The Government of Mesopotamia was the British-administered civil authority that governed the former Ottoman provinces in the Mesopotamian region (largely modern Iraq) in the aftermath of World War I.

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instanceOf British colonial administration
civil authority
administeredBy British Empire
appliesToJurisdiction Baghdad Vilayet
linked to: Baghdad Governorate

Basra Vilayet
Iraq
Mesopotamia
Mosul Vilayet
former Ottoman provinces of Basra, Baghdad and Mosul
territory that later became the Kingdom of Iraq
basedOn British imperial policy in the Middle East
League of Nations postwar settlement framework
country United Kingdom
establishedAfter World War I
followedBy British Mandate for Mesopotamia
Kingdom of Iraq
follows Ottoman Empire
goal prepare territory for mandate and eventual self-government
transition from military to civil administration in Mesopotamia
hasCapital Baghdad
hasGovernanceStructure British High Commissioner with advisory councils
hasGovernmentForm colonial civil administration
hasLegalStatus temporary civil administration pending mandate arrangements
hasPolicy creation of centralized bureaucratic institutions in Mesopotamia
development of oil-related infrastructure under British control
maintenance of British strategic and economic interests in Mesopotamia
historicalRegion Fertile Crescent
inConflictWith Iraqi nationalist movement
linked to: Iraqi nationalism
influencedBy British commitments to Arab leaders during World War I
Sykes–Picot Agreement
languageUsed Arabic
English
Kurdish
locatedIn Asia
Mesopotamia
Middle East
participant British Colonial Office
linked to: Colonial Office

British Indian administration
Kurdish notables
local Arab elites
partOf British imperial system in the interwar period
British occupation of the Middle East after World War I
replaces British military occupation of Mesopotamia
significantEvent administrative reorganization of former Ottoman vilayets
integration of tribal areas into centralized administration
negotiations over future Iraqi monarchy
temporalContext post-World War I period

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Bertram Thomas workedFor Government of Mesopotamia