FACT CHECK · LAND AND RULE, HISTORY
Claim: Who ruled the land before the Mandate?
CONTEXTTHE ANSWER
Arab caliphates ruled 638-1099 from Damascus, Baghdad and Cairo; then Crusaders, Ayyubids, Mamluks (1260-1517) and Ottomans from 1517. No state of Palestine existed.
SOURCE
Standard histories (as supplied 17 Oct)
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