▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁and ▁whose ▁descend ants ▁continue ▁to ▁rule ▁the ▁kingdom ▁known ▁ever ▁since ▁as ▁the ▁Hash em ite ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Jordan . ▁ ▁F ais al , ▁briefly ▁proc laimed ▁King ▁of ▁the ▁Arab ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Sy ria ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁became ▁King ▁of ▁Ira q ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 1 . ▁ ▁Prince ▁Ze id ▁bin ▁Hus sein , ▁who ▁moved ▁to ▁Jordan ▁when ▁his ▁brother ' s ▁grand son , ▁King ▁F ais al ▁II ▁of ▁Ira q , ▁was ▁over th rown ▁and ▁murder ed ▁in ▁a ▁coup ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁ ▁Hass an , ▁died ▁at ▁a ▁young ▁age . ▁ ▁Hus sein ▁bin ▁Ali ▁continued ▁to ▁rule ▁an ▁independent ▁He j az , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁proc laimed ▁himself ▁king , ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 4 , ▁after ▁the ▁collapse ▁of ▁Ott oman ▁power , ▁with ▁the ▁t ac it ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Foreign ▁Office . ▁His ▁supp or ters ▁are ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁" Sh ar if ians " ▁or ▁the ▁" Sh ar if ian ▁party ". ▁Hus sein ▁bin ▁Ali ' s ▁chief ▁rival ▁in ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula , ▁the ▁king ▁of ▁the ▁Naj d ▁( high lands ), ▁I bn ▁Sa ud , ▁an nex ed ▁the ▁He j az ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 ▁and ▁established ▁his ▁own ▁son , ▁F ays al ▁bin ▁Abd