British officials in India are not too pleased by Kitchener’s proposal to create an Arab Caliph. They know what he doesn’t know; most Arab rulers either don’t care about the Caliph or don’t want one ruling over them.
Meanwhile, Sharif Hussein ibn Ali has his hands full. He has to outmaneuver several adversaries including the Young Turks, Arab nationalists, and the growing threat to the east under Abdul Aziz ibn Saud.
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