Hashemites
Sign in to saveThe Hashemites (), officially the House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (1921–1958). The family had ruled the city of Mecca continuously from the 10th century, frequently as vassals of outside powers, and ruled the thrones of the Hejaz, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan following their World War I alliance with the British Empire.
Key facts
- Noble house.surname
- House of Hashim
- Noble house.native_name_lang
- ar
- Noble house.other_name
- Hashemites
- Noble house.coat of arms
- Hashemite banner.svg
- Noble house.image_size
- 200px
- Noble house.coat_of_arms_size
- 250
- Noble house.caption
- Hashemite banner
- Noble house.parent house
- Dhawu Awn, a branch of Banu Qatadah, of Banu Hassan, of Banu Hashim, of Quraysh
- Noble house.titles
- King of Jordan Emir of Transjordan King of Iraq King of Syria Caliph King of the Hejaz King of the Arab Lands King of Arabia Sharif and Emir of Mecca Crown Prince of Jordan
- Noble house.founder
- Husayn ibn Ali
- Noble house.estates
- Cf. Hashemite custodianship of Jerusalem holy sites
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Article
19 sectionsContents
- History
- Rulers of Mecca
- World War I and the Arab Revolt
- Post-War: the Sharifian Solution
- Members and family tree
- Ancestry
- Main branch
- Descendants of King Hussein of Jordan
- Descendants of King Talal of Jordan
- Descendants of King Abdullah I of Jordan
- Iraqi Hashemites (Descendants of Prince Ra'ad ibn Zaid)
- Non-royals
- Descendants of Prince Zaid ibn Shaker
- Ja'alin tribe
- See also
- Notes
- Citations
- Bibliography
- External links
The Hashemites (), officially the House of Hashim, are the royal family of Jordan, which they have ruled since 1921, and were the royal family of the kingdoms of Hejaz (1916–1925), Syria (1920), and Iraq (1921–1958). The family had ruled the city of Mecca continuously from the 10th century, frequently as vassals of outside powers, and ruled the thrones of the Hejaz, Syria, Iraq, and Jordan following their World War I alliance with the British Empire.
The family belongs to the Dhawu Awn, one of the branches of the Ḥasanid Sharifs of Mecca, also referred to as Hashemites. Their eponymous ancestor is traditionally considered to be Hashim ibn Abd Manaf, great-grandfather of the Islamic prophet Muhammad. Another claimed ancestor is Ali ibn Abi Talib, the usurped successor of Muhammad according to Shia Islam. The Ḥasanid Sharifs of Mecca (from whom the Hashemite royal family is directly descended), including the Hashemites' ancestor Qatadah ibn Idris, were Zaydī Shīʿas until the late Mamluk or early Ottoman period, when they became followers of the Shāfiʿī school of Sunnī Islam.