1936 CE–1939 CE
The Arab Revolt challenges mandate, immigration, and dispossession
British Empire · War & conquest · Resistance & colonized agency · Migration & diaspora
A Palestinian general strike developed into insurgency against British rule and fears of displacement through Zionist immigration and land purchase. Britain used detention, demolition, collective punishment, and auxiliary forces; repression severely weakened Palestinian political capacity before 1948
Precision, calendar, and review
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- Calendar and convention
- Historical-era years; the source calendar is not identified. No conversion of days is assumed.
- Year zero
- The scale goes from 1 BCE to 1 CE without year zero. Changing era names changes labels only.
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- Publication date
- 2016-10-24
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- Source updated
- 2021-01-22
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- 2026-09-23
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