I think so, but I am not sure.That brings up a question-
Were Jordanian Hashemites ever in the line of succession for the Iraqi throne, and were Iraqi Hashemites ever in the line of succession for the Jordanian throne?
Would a "personal union" have ever been possible?
I think so, but I am not sure.
Well, Jordan did try to invade Syria early on, and the King of Iraq had been slated to rule Syria if memory serves.Yeah, I wondered if it would be formally against the constitution of either state.
Wonder how the Shah will feel when the King of Iraq and his daughter the Queen of Iraq are executed during the 14 July Revolution of 1958According to various vague sources throughout the internet King Faisal II of Iraq was briefly betrothed to the daughter of the Shah, Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi of Iran, with the marriage scheduled for October 1955.
The marriage would have symbolically united both branches of Islam (Shia and Sunni) and may have also potentially resulted in a personal union once the Shah died presuming that the marriage resulted in a male heir and the Shah's eldest son dies early and his youngest is never born.
In OTL, allegedly, the Princess respectfully asked for a cancellation of the betrothal but remained friendly with Faisal II until his untimely death. As you know Iraq and Jordan entered into the 'Arab Federation' in 1958, and young King Faisal II would be overthrown and executed that same year.
But suppose in TTL King Faisal II of Iraq and Princess Shahnaz Pahlavi of Iran are married in October of 1955, Iraq still enters the Arab Federation in 1958, and butterflies somehow prevent the success of that year's coup.
There will be opposition, I know, perhaps even more than in OTL, but assuming it can be survived how does the history of the region most likely progress from 1955 until now?
I'm keeping this rather open ended to encourage the most possible discussion.
Well, Jordan did try to invade Syria early on, and the King of Iraq had been slated to rule Syria if memory serves.
Yep, the timeline going somewhat like OTL until the 14 July Revolution of 1958, the Shah of Iran gets pissed and the Iraq-Iran War of 1958 begins.I think this needs to be a TL
Yep, the timeline going somewhat like OTL until the 14 July Revolution of 1958, the Shah of Iran gets pissed and the Iraq-Iran War of 1958 begins.
That would be a good idea.Yep, and because it’s the late 1950s the West would support Iran..with the Soviets supporting Iraq??
Does Iran even have the strength to invade Iraq in 1958? Even if they did , I doubt they can make to Baghdad. Should they restore the monarchy somehow they would face a massive guerrilla war.Yep, the timeline going somewhat like OTL until the 14 July Revolution of 1958, the Shah of Iran gets pissed and the Iraq-Iran War of 1958 begins.
Does Iran even have the strength to invade Iraq in 1958? Even if they did , I doubt they can make to Baghdad. Should they restore the monarchy somehow they would face a massive guerrilla war.
Yes.How early is early. Talking about Abdullah's raids in the 1920s, or something else in the 40s or 50s?
Yep, the timeline going somewhat like OTL until the 14 July Revolution of 1958, the Shah of Iran gets pissed and the Iraq-Iran War of 1958 begins.