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| == British Colonization (1922-1946) == | | == British Colonization (1922-1946) == |
| After World War Two, as part of the French and British partitioning of the Arabian Peninsula, the Emirate of Transjordan became a British protectorate. The emirate became fully independent in 1946 and was renamed The Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Emirate of Transjordan," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Transjordan, accessed 15 July 2019.</ref> | | After World War Two, as part of the French and British partitioning of the Arabian Peninsula, the Emirate of Transjordan became a British protectorate. The emirate became fully independent in 1946 and was renamed The Hashemite Kingdom of Transjordan.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Emirate of Transjordan," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emirate_of_Transjordan, accessed 15 July 2019.</ref> |