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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.

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