The defence of Medina, 1916–19
1991; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 27; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1080/00263209108700882
ISSN1743-7881
Autores Tópico(s)Islamic Studies and History
ResumoIn his extensively researched and highly readable study on the surrender of Medina by the Turks in 1919, Professor Elie Kedourie1 has drawn almost entirely on British Foreign Office sources. A study of the revolt by the Emir of Mecca, Sherif Huseyin, against Ottoman rule indicates that while Mecca itself was occupied by the Sherifian forces in 1916 and the Ottoman government signed the Mudros armistice in October 1918, Medina was defended virtually as a city-state by the 'Tiger of the Desert', Fahreddin Pasha,2 and his men against enormous odds until its surrender in January 1919. It is the objective of the present article to supplement available information on the defence of Medina by giving a summary of events as seen from the Turkish side. The main source is a non-governmental one; it is a published but not widely known chronicle in Turkish of the Arab revolt and the defence of Medina3 by Naci Kashif Kiciman,4 Intelligence Officer attached to Fahreddin Pasha.
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