The history of Jordan continues with the Muslim empires starting in the 7th century, the Ottoman Empire in the 16th century, the Great Arab Revolt and the British mandate of Transjordan in the early 20th century, and the establishment in 1946 of the present-day independent Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. ancient kingdoms located in the region that is now Jordan, such as the Roman-era Nabatean Kingdom. which had the capital in Petra/ left particularly dramatic ruins popular today with tourists and filmmakers.