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| 1882 | Birth |  |
| 20th July Birth of Abdullah I |
| 1921 | Rule of Jordan | |
| Receives Trans -Jordan as a fief under British protection |
| 1921 | Succession | |
| Succeeds as Emir of Trans -Jordan, 1921-1946 |
| 1923 | Independence | |
| 25th May Announcement of the Emirate of Trans -Jordan's independence |
| 25th May Jordan's official independence day |
| 1927 | Peerage | |
| Receives a knighthood from George V |
| 1946 | Succession | |
| Succeeds as King of Trans jordan, 1946-1949 |
| 1946 | Unification | |
| Jordan is created a Kingdom under Abdullah's rule |
| 1948 | Independence | |
| Palestine does not receive international recognition |
| 1948 | Rule of Jerusalem | |
| Jerusalem Jerusalem is divided with Jordan ruling the east & Israel the west of the city |
| 1948 | Rule of West Bank | |
| West Bank After the Armistice with Israel Jordan retains the West Bank |
| 1949 | Independence | |
| Accepts the sovereignty of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan |
| 1949 | Succession | |
| Succeeds as King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, 1949-1951 |
| 1951 | Assassination | |
| 20th July Jerusalem Abdullah I is assassinated during peace talks between Israel & Jordan |
| 20th July Jerusalem Abdullah I is martyred at al-Aqsa mosque in al-Quds |
| 1951 | Capital | |
| 24th April Amman Parliament ratifes Amman becoming capital of an enlarged Jordan |
| 1951 | Death | |
| 20th July Jerusalem Death of Abdullah I, assassinated |
| 1951 | Rule of Bethlehem | |
| 24th April Betlehem Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the kingdom of Jordan |
| 1951 | Rule of Hebron | |
| 24th April Hebron Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the kingdom of Jordan |
| 1951 | Rule of Jerusalem | |
| 24th April Jerusalem The eastern part of Jerusalem will be ruled by Jordan |
| 1951 | Rule of Nablus | |
| 24th April Nablus Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the kingdom of Jordan |
| 1951 | Rule of Palestine | |
| 24th April Amman The Jordanian Parliament ratifies a proposal to annex Palestinian land |
| 1951 | Rule of Ramallah | |
| 24th April Ramallah Bethlehem, Hebron, Nablus and Ramallah become part of the kingdom of Jordan |
