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Name: Yemeni-Ottoman conflicts

Type: Event

Start: 1635 AD

End: 1911 AD

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Were a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and Zaidi tribes in Upper Yemen.

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1. Yemeni Expedition of the 1630s


Was an Ottoman military campaign in Yemen.

  • January 1635: Zaidi Imam Al-Mu'ayyad Muhammad captured Zabid.
  • January 1637: By 1636, the Zaydi tribesmen had driven the Ottomans out of Mocha completely.

  • 2. Yemeni Expedition of 1849


    Was an Ottoman military campaign in Yemen.

  • August 1849: In July, the ottomans entered Sana'a on the invitation of the Imam, who wished for Yemen to become a Vassal state under Ottoman protection.
  • May 1849: In 1849, the Ottomans returned to Yemen once more. In April, they captured Al Hudaydah.
  • January 1850: The Ottomans were forced to leave Yemen due to a revolt.

  • 3. Yemeni Expedition of 1872


    Was an Ottoman military campaign in Yemen.

  • January 1873: In 1872, the Ottomans were invited to occupy Sana'a by local nobles who were irritated by the alleged incompetence of the Zaidi imam, allowing the Ottomans to finally conquer Yemen and establish the Yemen Vilayet.

  • 4. Yemeni Rebellion of 1891


    In 1891, A rebellion occurred in Yemen, due to the irreligious conduct of the Ottoman Empire.

  • January 1891: In 1891 rebellion occurred in Yemen, due to the irreligious conduct of the Ottoman Empire.

  • 5. Yemeni Rebellion of 1904


    Was an Ottoman military campaign in Yemen.

  • January 1905: Zaidi revolt against Ottoman rule in Hajjah and Hajur.
  • March 1905: In early March, the Zaidi rebels captured Hajjah.
  • April 1905: In March 1905, the Zaidi rebels captured Yarim.
  • May 1905: In April 1905, the Zaidis recaptured Sana'a.
  • May 1905: By the third week of May, the Zaidi rebels captured Ibb and Qatabah.
  • July 1905: Ottoman forces evacuated Manakhah on 16 July 1905.
  • April 1905: Zaidi conquest of Manakhah.
  • January 1905: Zaidi Rebels occupied Dhamar and Yarim.

  • 6. Yemeni Rebellion of 1911


    Was an Ottoman military campaign in Yemen.

  • January 1905: In early 1911, the Zaidi Imam began another revolt against the Ottomans. Armed rebel bands arrived in Sanaa on 12 January 1911, and took over the city.
  • April 1905: The Zaidi rebels lost Sanaa to the Ottomans near the end of April.

  • 7. Yemeni Expedition of 1905


    Was an Ottoman military campaign in Yemen.

  • August 1905: Ottoman forces took back Sanaa.
  • October 1905: The Ottomans captured Yarim.
  • November 1905: Advancing Ottoman forces occupied Khawlan, Jiblah and Badan as well as many nearby villages.
  • August 1905: By the end of August, the Ottomans had retaken Abha in Asir.
  • October 1905: An Ottoman force captured Mafraq.
  • January 1906: The Ottomans captured Suq al-Khamis.
  • October 1911: The Treaty of Daan was signed and resulted in Yemen becoming a vassal state of the Ottoman Empire.
  • November 1905: The Ottomans retook Amran, Thula, Kawkaban, and Hajjah.

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