After the Ottoman Empire was invaded in the First World War, the League of Nations granted the Ghazi who inherited the throne of Faisal I, died in a 1939 car accident, Britain sought to put in his place as Iraq's governing regent.
After the Ottoman Empire was defeated in the First World War, the League of Nations granted the mandate of Iraq to Britain. After King Ghazi who inherited the throne of Faisal I, died in a 1939 car accident, Britain installed'Abd al-Ilah as Iraq's governing regent.