AHC: Pre-WW1 Arab Revolt

[DominusNovus]

Your challenge is to have a pan-arab revolt in the Ottoman Empire prior to the summer of 1914, preferably one that succeeds in forming a unified Arab state. The exact borders are flexible, but it should have the majority of Ottoman Arabia, Iraq, and Syria.

With a follow-up: what impact would this have on WW1 and the remaining Ottoman Empire?

 

[KingOnTheEdge]

It could spark ww1. Russia and britain (france as well but less so) were jockeying for control of the turkish empire. If russia decides to fund pre-existing separatism within the empire, either to mess with british investments in iraq and Egypt or to give themselves a reason for war, and something goes wrong with the rebells near egypt...

Britain, the ottomans and japan vs russia, rebels and france isnt a great war at this point- big, but not empire ending (well I guess the ottomans are probably screwed either way) so how you get the German and Austrian empires involved is up to you

 

[Inferus]

It could spark ww1. Russia and britain (france as well but less so) were jockeying for control of the turkish empire. If russia decides to fund pre-existing separatism within the empire, either to mess with british investments in iraq and Egypt or to give themselves a reason for war, and something goes wrong with the rebells near egypt...

Britain, the ottomans and japan vs russia, rebels and france isnt a great war at this point- big, but not empire ending (well I guess the ottomans are probably screwed either way) so how you get the German and Austrian empires involved is up to you

Germany is offered more support for it's Berlin to Baghdad railroad...maybe even allowing it's extension to Basra...if the Brits are allowed a percentage of course.

 

[Wendell]

Are we restricted to a 1900 or later POD?

 

[DominusNovus]

Are we restricted to a 1900 or later POD?

Feel free to go earlier, within reason.

 

[Wendell]

The Ottoman-Egyptian wars waged by Muhammad Ali Pasha and his descendants don't see the British, French, and Russians all effectively backing Constantinople. This leads to consolidation by Egypt of much of the core Arab lands. Eventually there's a revolt or civil war within the expanded realm.

Or,

With a POD likely earlier in the century, Britain and Oman move forward with a pacification campaign of the Pirate Coast that goes sideways when direct British intervention is required. Wahhabists in the interior and building influence in coastal areas already exploit the situation to organize jihad against the invaders.