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== Ottoman Empire Colonization (1516-1918) == | |||
The [[Ottoman Empire Genealogy|Ottoman]] sultan Salim I conquered historical Greater Syria (encompassing modern-day [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]], [[Lebanon Genealogy|Lebanon]], [[Palestine Genealogy|Palestine]]/[[Israel Genealogy|Israel]], and parts of [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]] and [[Türkiye Genealogy|Türkiye]]) in 1516.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "History of Syria," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Syria, accessed 14 August 2024.</ref> Throughout Ottoman rule, Greater Syria was organized and reorganized into administrative districts known as "eyalets" and their subdivisions.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Ottoman Syria," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Syria, accessed 14 August 2024.</ref> Ottoman control of Syria continued with various degrees of control until the empire splintered at the end of World War I, at which point administration of the region passed to the French Mandate. | |||
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| [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/4496121 Nüfus Registers] | |||
| 1883-1917 | |||
|[[Ottoman Empire Census|Census & population registers]] | |||
| [[Turkish Genealogical Word List|Ottoman Turkish]] | |||
|These [[Ottoman Empire Census|Ottoman census registers]] were taken in 10 districts in what is now [[Palestine Genealogy|Palestine]]/[[Israel Genealogy|Israel]], [[Egypt Genealogy|Egypt]], and [[Jordan Genealogy|Jordan]], but contain information on some individuals born in Damascus and other parts of modern [[Syria Genealogy|Syria]]. | |||
For more information, see [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/34209?availability=Family%20History%20Library FamilySearch Catalog], [[Palestine Census]], and [[Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers - FamilySearch Historical Records|Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers]]. | |||
Names are currently searchable only in [[Arabic Genealogical Word List|Arabic]] and dates are displayed using the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rumi_calendar Ottoman Rumi calendar]. The Turkish website [https://ttk.gov.tr/tarih-cevirme-kilavuzu/ Türk Tarih Kurumu] can be used to convert dates from the Rumi to the Gregorian calendar. | |||
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== French Colonization (1920-1946) == | == French Colonization (1920-1946) == | ||
In 1920, a short-lived independent Kingdom of Syria was established under Faisal I of the Hashemite family. However, his rule over Syria ended after only a few months, following the Battle of Maysalun. French troops occupied Syria later that year after the San Remo conference proposed that the League of Nations put Syria under a French mandate. Syria and France negotiated a treaty of independence in September 1936, and Hashim al-Atassi was the first president to be elected under the first incarnation of the modern republic of Syria. However, the treaty never came into force because the French Legislature refused to ratify it. With the fall of France in 1940 during World War II, Syria came under the control of Vichy France until the British and Free French occupied the country in the Syria-Lebanon campaign in July 1941. Continuing pressure from Syrian nationalists and the British forced the French to evacuate their troops in April 1946, leaving the country in the hands of a republican government that had been formed during the mandate. | In 1920, a short-lived independent Kingdom of Syria was established under Faisal I of the Hashemite family. However, his rule over Syria ended after only a few months, following the Battle of Maysalun. French troops occupied Syria later that year after the San Remo conference proposed that the League of Nations put Syria under a French mandate. Syria and France negotiated a treaty of independence in September 1936, and Hashim al-Atassi was the first president to be elected under the first incarnation of the modern republic of Syria. However, the treaty never came into force because the French Legislature refused to ratify it. With the fall of France in 1940 during World War II, Syria came under the control of Vichy France until the British and Free French occupied the country in the Syria-Lebanon campaign in July 1941. Continuing pressure from Syrian nationalists and the British forced the French to evacuate their troops in April 1946, leaving the country in the hands of a republican government that had been formed during the mandate. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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In other languages: العربيةOttoman Empire Colonization (1516-1918)
The Ottoman sultan Salim I conquered historical Greater Syria (encompassing modern-day Syria, Lebanon, Palestine/Israel, and parts of Jordan and Türkiye) in 1516.[1] Throughout Ottoman rule, Greater Syria was organized and reorganized into administrative districts known as "eyalets" and their subdivisions.[2] Ottoman control of Syria continued with various degrees of control until the empire splintered at the end of World War I, at which point administration of the region passed to the French Mandate.
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
| Nüfus Registers | 1883-1917 | Census & population registers | Ottoman Turkish | These Ottoman census registers were taken in 10 districts in what is now Palestine/Israel, Egypt, and Jordan, but contain information on some individuals born in Damascus and other parts of modern Syria.
For more information, see FamilySearch Catalog, Palestine Census, and Palestine, Ottoman Census and Population Registers. Names are currently searchable only in Arabic and dates are displayed using the Ottoman Rumi calendar. The Turkish website Türk Tarih Kurumu can be used to convert dates from the Rumi to the Gregorian calendar. |
French Colonization (1920-1946)
In 1920, a short-lived independent Kingdom of Syria was established under Faisal I of the Hashemite family. However, his rule over Syria ended after only a few months, following the Battle of Maysalun. French troops occupied Syria later that year after the San Remo conference proposed that the League of Nations put Syria under a French mandate. Syria and France negotiated a treaty of independence in September 1936, and Hashim al-Atassi was the first president to be elected under the first incarnation of the modern republic of Syria. However, the treaty never came into force because the French Legislature refused to ratify it. With the fall of France in 1940 during World War II, Syria came under the control of Vichy France until the British and Free French occupied the country in the Syria-Lebanon campaign in July 1941. Continuing pressure from Syrian nationalists and the British forced the French to evacuate their troops in April 1946, leaving the country in the hands of a republican government that had been formed during the mandate. [3]
| Record collection | Years covered | Record type | Language | Who is in the records |
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References
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "History of Syria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Syria, accessed 14 August 2024.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Ottoman Syria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_Syria, accessed 14 August 2024.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Syria," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria#French_Mandate, accessed 23 November 2020.