Rassids

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A dynasty that controlled the northern highlands of Yemen from 897. It was the nucleus of the future Yemeni imamate.

Establishment

January 898: An imam of the Shi'ite Zaydiyyah sect, al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya, established a power base in the northern highlands in 897. It was the beginning of the Yemeni imamate.

Chronology

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1. Events

January 902: In 901, the Yufirids took control of Sana'a, forcing the ruler Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya to leave the city. Al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya was a Zaydi Shia imam who ruled the Zaydi state in Yemen.

January 1041: The Sulayhid dynasty was founded in the northern highlands around 1040.