was this country ever under any foreign rule?
Yes. British rule
Iraq
These three provinces were joined into one Kingdom by the British after the region became a League of Nations mandate, administered under British control, with the name "State of Iraq"
who lived for many years in the bible Methuselah who is he? A biblical patriarch and a figure in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam has he been mentioned in any other sacred works? Apocryphal Book of Enoch are there any legends surrounding him? The Sumerian King List mentions a character named Ubara-Tutu who seems almost identical to Methuselah what is this list ? An ancient text in the Sumerian language, listing kings of Sumer from Sumerian and neighboring dynasties, their supposed reign lengths, and the locations of the kingship can you mention any such ruler? Lugal-zage-si which place did he rule? Sumer where is this region located now? Southern Iraq
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Iraq [SEP] British administration and independent kingdom
The country today known as Iraq was a region of the Ottoman Empire until the partition of the Ottoman Empire in the 20th century. It was made up of three provinces, called vilayets in the Ottoman language: Mosul Vilayet, Baghdad Vilayet, and Basra Vilayet. These three provinces were joined into one Kingdom by the British after the region became a League of Nations mandate, administered under British control, with the name "State of Iraq". A fourth province (Zor Sanjak), which Iraqi nationalists considered part of Upper Mesopotamia was ultimately added to Syria. In line with their "Sharifian Solution" policy, the British established the Hashemite king, Faisal I of Iraq, who had been forced out of Syria by the French, as their client ruler.