Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was a state in Arabia (Middle East) that lasted from 1918 to 1962 CE, about 44 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Zaydi kingdom of North Yemen after the Ottomans left, kept closed to the outside world by Imam Yahya and his son Ahmad. A republican coup in 1962 set off an eight-year civil war.

See Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen on the interactive timeline

Facts

Dates

1918 to 1962 CE

Duration

44 years

Type

State

Region

Arabia, Middle East

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Sanaa, later Ta'izz

Came from

• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE

Became

• Yemen Arab Republic 1962 to 1990 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1923 Treaty of Lausanne
• 1948 Founding of Israel and the Nakba

Neighbours in Middle East

• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Zaydi Imamate of Yemen 897 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Qajar dynasty 1789 to 1925 CE
• Republic of Turkey 1923 CE to the present
• Saudi Arabia 1932 CE to the present
• Syria 1946 CE to the present
• Israel 1948 CE to the present
• Soviet Transcaucasia 1920 to 1991 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe
• United States 1776 CE to the present, North America
• United Kingdom 1801 CE to the present, Europe
• Haiti 1804 CE to the present, Mesoamerica and Caribbean
• Dutch East Indies 1800 to 1949 CE, Southeast Asia
• Commonwealth of Australia 1901 CE to the present, Oceania
• British Raj 1858 to 1947 CE, South Asia
• Indonesia 1945 CE to the present, Southeast Asia

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