Name the signatories of the sykes picot agreement
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The year was 1916. Sharif Hussein bin Ali, emir of Mecca, a Hashemite ruler and supposedly a direct descendant of the Prophet Mohammed, sought the help of the British to fight the Ottoman rulers, who controlled a significant portion of the Middle East at the time.
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Initially, the Ottoman Empire had flourished due to its inclusivity and multiculturalism— but that was changing. The diverse lands under the Empire were being forced to become more Turkish; a process known as ‘Turkification’.
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Originally Answered: What is the Sykes–Picot Agreement?
The Sykes-Picot Agreement was a First-World-War-era pact that Britain and France forged, in secret, to split administrative control of the Middle East between themselves following “the Great War.” Russia also had knowledge of the deal and went along with it.
It was named after the British and French statesmen, Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot respectively, who ironed out the terms of the deal. The accord was ratified on May 16, 1916.
Previously, the British had promised the Arabs that if they fought the Ottomans, the British would give them Ottoman lands and political autonomy