HASHEMITES

The Hashemites are a royal Arabian family that supportedGreat Britainin World War I and were rewarded by being placed on the throne of several newly created Arab states carved out of the ruins of theOttoman Empire. Faisal I eventually became king ofIraqand thus ruled over the Iraqi Kurds. The Hashemites in Iraq were overthrown in a bloody coup led by GeneralAbdul Karim Kassemon 14 July 1958.HAWRAMI.SeeGURANI.