Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen

kingdom on the Arab Peninsula between 1918 and 1970

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was a historical country in the North Yemen, that gained indepencence from Ottoman Empire in 1918, and existed to its overthrew and the establishment of the Yemen Arab Republic in 1962.[1] The country was ruled by Zaydi Imams, who formally were vassals of the Ottoman Empire.[2]

Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية
al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah
1918–1962
Anthem: "Royal Salute"
(تحية ملكية)
Location of Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
CapitalTaiz
Common languagesArabic
Religion
Zaydi Shia Islam
Demonym(s)Yemeni, Yemenite
GovernmentIslamic theocratic absolute monarchy under a totalitarian dictatorship
• first King
Yahya Hamid ed-Din
• last King
Muhammad al-Badr
Establishment
• Independence from Ottoman Empire
1918
• Establishment of the Yemen Arab Republic
1962
Area
• Total
195,000 km2 (75,000 sq mi)
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Yemen Vilayet
Idrisid Emirate of Asir
Yemen Arab Republic
Today part ofYemen

References change

  1. "Yemen". Yemen Embassy China Beijing. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
  2. "Jemen. Historia, Encyklopedia PWN: źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy". encyklopedia.pwn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-18.