Zaydi Imamate of Yemen

Zaydi Imamate of Yemen was a state in Arabia (Middle East) that lasted from 897 to 1918 CE, about 1,021 years. Its people spoke Arabic languages (Arabic-speaking states).

Shia imamate founded in the northern highlands by al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq. It drove the Ottomans out in 1635 and lasted, with breaks, for a thousand years until it became the Mutawakkilite Kingdom in 1918.

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Facts

Dates

897 to 1918 CE

Duration

1,021 years

Type

State

Region

Arabia, Middle East

Language family

Arabic

Capital

Saada, later Sanaa

Became

• Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen 1918 to 1962 CE

Events in Middle East during its time

• 1071 Battle of Manzikert
• 1099 Crusaders take Jerusalem
• 1187 Battle of Hattin
• 1258 Mongols sack Baghdad
• 1260 Battle of Ain Jalut
• 1514 Battle of Chaldiran
• 1908 Oil struck at Masjed Soleyman
• 1915 Armenian genocide

Neighbours in Middle East

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE
• Safavid Empire 1501 to 1736 CE
• Great Seljuk Empire 1037 to 1194 CE
• Kingdom of Georgia 1008 to 1490 CE
• Ottoman Syria and Palestine 1516 to 1918 CE
• Ottoman Iraq 1534 to 1918 CE
• Khazar Khaganate c. 650 to 969 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate (Syria) 1260 to 1516 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe

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