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The Mandate for Palestine came into effect, officially creating the protectorates of Mandatory Palestine under British administration and Transjordan as a separate emirate under King Abdullah I.
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Mandate for Palestine
League of Nations mandate
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Mandatory Palestine
British geopolitical entity (1920–1948)
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Emirate of Transjordan
British protectorate, 1921–1946; predecessor to the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan
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Emirate
Territory ruled by an emir
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Abdullah I of Jordan
Ruler of Jordan from 1921 to 1951
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