Adwan Rebellion

Date	1923
Location	Emirate of Transjordan
Result	Sultan al-Adwan's defeat and exile

Belligerents

Sultan al-Adwan's forces

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Abdullah I's forces
Hashemite allied tribesmen:

Sheykh Minwar al-Hadid

Commanders and leaders

Sultan al-Adwan

Emir Abdullah

Frederick Peake

Strength

300 horsemen
500 warriors

Casualties and losses

86 (including 13 women)

About 100 killed

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Abdullah I's forces
Hashemite allied tribesmen:

Adwan Rebellion or the Balqa Revolt was the largest uprising against the British mandate and the newly installed Transjordanian government, headed by Mezhar Ruslan, during its first years. The rebellion was initiated in the early months of 1923, under the slogan "Jordan for Jordanians", but was quickly crushed with the assistance of the British RAF. As a result, the revolt leader, Sultan al-Adwan, fled to Syria with his sons.

The most serious threats to emir Abdullah's position in Transjordan were repeated Wahhabi incursions from Najd into southern parts of his territory. The emir was powerless to repel those raids by himself, thus the British maintained a military base, with a small air force, at Marka, close to Amman. This force could have been easily used against the Wahhabi Ikhwan. The British military, which was the primary obstacle against the Ikhwan, and was also incorporated to help emir Abdullah with the suppression of local rebellions at Kura and later by Sultan al-Adwan.

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