Zaydi Imamate in Yemen

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The Zaydi Imamate in Yemen was a long-standing theocratic state led by Zaydi Shia imams that dominated highland Yemen’s political and religious life from the medieval period until the 20th century.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamic polity ⓘ
Zaydi Shia imamate ⓘ
theocratic state ⓘ
administrativeCenter Saada ⓘ
Sanaʽa ⓘ
capital Saada ⓘ
Sanaʽa ⓘ
conflictWith British-backed South Arabian entities ⓘ
Ottoman Empire ⓘ
local tribal confederations ⓘ
culturalInfluence development of Zaydi scholarship ⓘ
formation of highland Yemeni identity ⓘ
currency various Islamic coinages ⓘ
dissolutionEvent North Yemen Civil War ⓘ
dominantRegion Yemeni highlands ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Highlands

northern Yemen ⓘ
dominantSchoolOfLaw Zaydi fiqh ⓘ
endTime 1962 ⓘ
20th century ⓘ
founder al-Hadi ila’l-Haqq Yahya ⓘ
founderReligion Zaydi Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Shia
foundingLocation Saada region ⓘ
governmentType hereditary theocracy ⓘ
imamate ⓘ
language Arabic ⓘ
leaderTitle Imam ⓘ
legalSystem Islamic law ⓘ
Zaydi jurisprudence ⓘ
legitimacyBasis Zaydi doctrine of the imamate ⓘ
descent from the Prophet Muhammad ⓘ
locatedIn Yemen ⓘ
Yemeni highlands ⓘ
linked to: Yemeni Highlands
notableDynasty Qasimid dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Rassid dynasty
partOf Islamic history ⓘ
history of Yemen ⓘ
peakExtent control over most of Yemen ⓘ
peakPeriod 17th century ⓘ
politicalRole dominant power in highland Yemen ⓘ
politicalSystem religious monarchy ⓘ
religiousRole supreme Zaydi religious authority in Yemen ⓘ
religiousTradition Shia Islam ⓘ
Zaydi Shia Islam ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Shia
replacedBy Yemen Arab Republic ⓘ
script Arabic script ⓘ
selectionPrinciple military capability ⓘ
religious learning ⓘ
sayyid descent ⓘ
startTime 897 ⓘ
late 9th century ⓘ
stateReligion Zaydi Islam ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Shia
succeededBy Republican regime in North Yemen ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zaydi Shia → associatedDynasty → Zaydi Imamate in Yemen ⓘ
Zaydi fiqh → closelyAssociatedWith → Zaydi imamate in Yemen ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
1962 Yemeni revolution → religiousContext → Zaydi Shia imamate ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din → category → Zaydi imams of Yemen ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
Emblem of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen → associatedWith → Imamate in Yemen ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
Imam of Yemen → associatedWith → Zaydi Imamate ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
Imam of Yemen → typeOfState → Zaydi Imamate ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
Imam Ahmad bin Yahya → penultimateImamOf → Zaydi Imamate in Yemen ⓘ
al-Mutawakkil Yahya Sharaf ad-Din → associatedWith → Zaydi imamate of Yemen ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
al-Mutawakkil Yahya Sharaf ad-Din → associatedWith → Rassid imams of Yemen ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
Ottoman–Zaydi wars → conflictBetween → Zaydi Imamate ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
Ottoman–Zaydi wars → conflictBetween → Zaydi Imamate of Yemen ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
Ottoman–Zaydi wars → mainOpponent → Zaydi Imamate of Yemen ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
al-Mansur bi’llah Abdullah → politicalEntityRuled → Zaydi state in Yemen ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
al-Mutawakkil Isma'il → governmentType → Zaydi imamate ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen
al-Qasim al-Rassi → movement → Zaydi imamate movement ⓘ
linked to: Zaydi Imamate in Yemen