The Islams Spread Into Swahili City States In The 10th and 12th century
France
The newly formed League of Nations, following World War I, set up "mandates" for governmental oversight of territories which were formerly under the control of the German Empire or the Ottoman Empire (the losing side in World War I). These mandates were in territories in Africa, the Middle East and Asia that were deemed not yet ready to govern themselves. (There was some bias in that sort of judgment, of course.)
In the Middle East, France was given the Mandate for Syria and Lebanon. Britain was given the Mandate for Palestine as well as supervisory government over the Kingdom of Iraq.
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