Creation of Greater Lebanon and international border formation (1918–1926)

1. Anglo–French arrangement formalizes OETA framework

   Sep 30, 1918Labels: Anglo French, OETA West

   • Modus Vivendi
   • OETA

2. Allied military administration begins in Ottoman Syria

   Oct 23, 1918Labels: Occupied Enemy, OETA West

   • OETA
   • Britannica

3. Syrian independence declared; Faisal proclaimed king

   Mar 8, 1920Labels: Faisal I, Arab Kingdom

   • Syrian Decl
   • Faisal I

4. San Remo Conference assigns mandates to France and Britain

   Apr 25, 1920Labels: San Remo, League of

   • Britannica
   • San Remo

5. French victory at Maysalun ends Arab Kingdom of Syria

   Jul 24, 1920Labels: Battle of, French Army

   • Maysalun
   • Franco Syrian

6. OETA West ends as French civil states replace military rule

   Aug 31, 1920Labels: OETA West, French civil

   • OETA
   • Britannica

7. State of Greater Lebanon proclaimed by France

   Sep 1, 1920Labels: Henri Gouraud, State of

   • Britannica
   • Cambridge
   • OETA

8. Syrian Federation created; Greater Lebanon kept separate

   Jun 28, 1922Labels: Syrian Federation, Greater Lebanon

   • Syrian Fed
   • State Syria

9. League of Nations Council approves Syria–Lebanon mandate terms

   Jul 24, 1922Labels: League of, Mandate for

   • US Historian
   • Mandate

10. Paulet–Newcombe Agreement fixes boundary with Palestine

    Mar 7, 1923Labels: Paulet Newcombe, Boundary Commission

    • Paulet Newc
    • Leb Army

11. Mandate for Syria and Lebanon enters into force

    Sep 29, 1923Labels: Mandate Enactment, League Council

    • UNISPAL
    • Mandate

12. Constitution adopted; Lebanese Republic proclaimed

    May 23, 1926Labels: Lebanese Constitution, Lebanese Republic

    • WHO Mindbank
    • Britannica