Zaidi Imamate
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Was a polity created by al-Mansur al-Qasim that conquered most of the Ottoman Yemen Eyalet. It was reconquered by the Ottomans only in the XIX century.
Establishment
January 1598: Al-Mansur al-Qasim proclaimed the Imamate in September 1597.
Chronology
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Were a series of conflicts between the Ottoman Empire and Zaidi tribes in Upper Yemen.
1.1.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.
1.2.Yemeni Expedition of 1849
Was an Ottoman military campaign in Yemen.
May 1849: In 1849, the Ottomans returned to Yemen once more. In April, they captured Al Hudaydah.
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.
January 1850: The Ottomans were forced to leave Yemen due to a revolt.
1.3.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.
January 1609: In 1608, Imam al-Mansur, the leader of the Zaidi Imamate in Yemen, regained control over the highlands and signed a 10-year truce with the Ottomans, who had been attempting to expand their influence in the region.
January 1628: In 1627, the Ottomans lost control of Aden and Lahej to the Zaidi Imamate.
January 1641: Establishment of the Wahidi Sultanate (Saltanat al-Wahidiyya).
January 1676: In 1675, Yemen was conquered by the Zaidi Imamate, led by Imam Al-Mahdi Abbas. The territory extended from Asir in the north to Dhofar in the east, consolidating Zaidi control over the entire region.
January 1681: Establishment of the Emirate of Beihan.
January 1701: Establishment of the Fadhli Sultanate.
January 1732: In 1728 or 1731 the chief representative of Lahej declared himself an independent Sultan in defiance of the Qasimid Dynasty and conquered Aden thus establishing the Sultanate of Lahej.
January 1741: Lahej was sultanate of the 'Abdali dynasty. In 1740 the 'Abdali sultan became independent.
January 1751: Establishment of the Audhali Sultanate with Salih al-`Awdhali Ibn al-Awsaji.
January 1801: Lower Yafa consisted of five sheikhdoms united around 1800.
January 1801: Establishment of the Emirate of Dhala.
January 1801: The Lower Aulaqi sultans separated from the Upper Aulaqi in the 18th century.
January 1801: The Sha`ib Sheikhdom was established at an uncertain date in the 18th century.
January 1801: Establishment of the Alawi Sheikhdom.
January 1801: Upper Yafa was formed in the 18th century.
January 1801: Haushabi was established in the eighteenth century.
January 1801: Establishment of the Dathina Sheikhdom.
January 1804: The rising power of the fervently Islamist Wahhabi movement on the Arabian Peninsula cost the Zaidi state its coastal possessions after 1803 CE.
January 1809: Expansion of the Emirate of Diriyah by 1808.
January 1809: Hejaz conquered by Emirate of Diriyah.
January 1819: The imam of Zaidi was able to regain his coastal possessions temporarily in 1818.
January 1822: Between 1821 and 1841, Muhammad Ali, Pasha of Egypt, came to control Yemen and the sahil, with Zeila included.
January 1834: An intervention by the Ottoman viceroy of Egypt in 1833 again wrested the coast from the ruler in Sana'a.
January 1842: The Egyptians withdrew from the Yemeni seaboard in 1841.
Disestablishment
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.
