The declaration was seen as mostly ineffective in the war, with the
Emirate of Afghanistan avoiding confrontation with the Entente despite pressure from the
German and Ottoman Empires and
a British-backed revolt taking place against the Ottomans in the
Hejaz. • The proclamation was also the factor in Australia in 1915 in the so-called
Battle of Broken Hill, where two Muslim
Afghan cameleers opened fire on a train of
picnickers, killing four and wounding seven. • Most of the revolts of the
North-West frontier theatre of WWI were influenced by the Ottoman declaration of Jihad. • Most of the revolts of the
North African theatre of WWI were influenced by the Ottoman declaration of Jihad. • The
Senussi Campaign started due to Ottoman pressure for the Senussi to follow them in their declaration of Jihad. •
Darfur was influenced to side with the Central Powers due to Ottomans Jihad. • The leaders of the
Kaocen revolt referred to the jihad but it might have played a lesser role. • Emperor
Lij Iyasu of
Abyssinia, who had been supporting the Dervish, was
deposed after trying to approach the Muslim population. • France planned to appoint a
Moroccan anti-caliph; the plan was abandoned in 1916. •
Jabbal Shammar sided with the Ottomans following its declaration of Jihad. • The
second Muslim revolt by the Union of Krujë against the Muslim pro-Serbian
Senate of Central Albania was influenced by the Ottoman declaration of jihad. ==Notes==