The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (Arabic: المملكة ‏المتوكلية اليمنية [al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah]), sometimes spelled Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen, also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or (retroactively) as North Yemen, was a country from 1918 to 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen. Its capital was at Sanaa. Arabic (العربية al-arabiyyah, or less formally arabi) is the largest member of the Semitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family (classification: South Central Semitic) and is closely related to Hebrew and Aramaic. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Sanaá (Arabic صنعاء, romanized as Ṣanʻāʼ, and also known as Sana or Sanaa), population 1,303,000 (2000), is the capital of Yemen. ...

Religious leaders of the Zaydi sect of Shi'ite Islam expelled forces of the Ottoman Empire from what is now northern Yemen by the middle of the 17th century but, within a century, the unity of Yemen was fractured due to the difficulty of governing Yemen's mountainous terrain. In 1849, the Ottoman Empire occupied the coastal Tihamah region and pressured the Zaydi imam to sign a treaty recognizing Ottoman suzerainty and that allowed for a small Ottoman force to be stationed in Sanaa. However, the Ottomans were slow to gain control over Yemen and never managed to totally eliminate resistance from local Zaydis. In 1913, shortly before World War I, the Ottoman Empire was forced to cede formally some power to highland Zaydis. Zaiddiyah (also: Zaidi, Zaydi, Zaydiyah, or in the West Fivers)(Zaidis are Zaids descendants and Zaydiyah is a sect/followes of zaid as a imam aganist Shia Ithna Asharia) refers to a sect within Shia Islam. ... A sect is a small religious or political group that has branched off from a larger established group. ... Shia Islam (Arabic: or follower. ... Islam   listen? (Arabic: al-islām) the submission to God is a monotheistic faith, one of the Abrahamic religions, and the worlds second largest religion. ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (Ottoman Turkish for the Eternal State) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (Ä°stanbul) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... 1849 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Imam is an Arabic word meaning Leader. The ruler of a country might be called the Imam, for example. ... Suzerainty refers to a situation in which a region or people is a tributary to a more powerful entity which allows the tributary some limited domestic autonomy but controls its foreign affairs. ... Link title1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... World War I was primarily a European conflict with many facets: immense human sacrifice, stalemate trench warfare, and the use of new, devastating weapons - tanks, aircraft, machineguns, and poison gas. ... The term highland is used to denote any mountainous region. ...

On 30 October 1918, following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, Imam Yahya Muhammad of the al-Qasimi dynasty declared northern Yemen an independent state. In 1926, Imam Yahya declared himself king of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom Of Yemen, becoming a temporal as well as a (Zaydi) spiritual leader, and won international recognition for the state. October 30 is the 303rd day of the year (304th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 62 days remaining. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... The Ottoman Empire at the height of its power Imperial motto Devlet-i Ebed-müddet (Ottoman Turkish for the Eternal State) Official language Ottoman Turkish Capital Constantinople (İstanbul) Imperial anthem Ottoman imperial anthem Sovereigns Padishah of the Osmanli Dynasty Population ca 40 million Area 6. ... Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din (or Imam Yahya) (1869 - 1948) became king of Yemen in 1934. ... A dynasty is a family or extended family which retains political power across generations, or more generally, any organization which extends dominance in its field even as its particular members change. ... A state is an organized political community occupying a definite territory, having an organized government, and possessing internal and external sovereignty. ... 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Spirituality is, in a broad sense, a concern with matters of the spirit, but it is also a wide term with many available readings. ... Diplomatic recognition is the act in which a states government is formally recognized by another state as being legitimate. ...

In the 1920s Yahya had expanded Yemeni power to the north into southern Tihamah and southern 'Asir but collided with the rising influence of the Sa'udi king of Hejaz and Nejd, Abdul Aziz ibn Sa'ud. In the early 1930s, Sa'udi forces retook much of these gains before withdrawing from some of the area including the southern Tihamah city of Al Hudaydah. The present-day boundary with Saudi Arabia was established by the 20 May 1934 Treaty of Taif. Yahya's non-recognition his kingdom's southern boundary with the British Aden Protectorate (later the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen) that had been negotiated by his Ottoman predecessors and resulted in occasional clashes with the British. Sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or primarily in North America as the Roaring Twenties. // Events and trends Technology John T. Thompson invents Thompson submachine gun, also known as Tommy gun John Logie Baird invents the first working television system (1925) Charles Lindbergh becomes the first person to fly... Asir is a province of Saudi Arabia, located in the south-west of the country. ... The House of Saud is the royal family of Saudi Arabia. ... Hejaz (also Hijaz, Hedjaz) is a region in the northwest of present-day Saudi Arabia; its main city is Jeddah, but it is probably better-known for the holy city of Mecca. ... Najd or Nejd (Arabic: Naǧd) is a region in central Saudi Arabia and the location of the nations capital, Riyadh. ... `Abd al-`AzÄ«z as-Sa`Å«d ( 1880 - November 9, 1953) (Arabic:عبدالعزيز آل سعود) was the first monarch of Saudi Arabia. ... // Events and trends The 1930s were spent struggling for a solution to the global depression. ... It is written as Hodeidah. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... 1934 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... National motto: none Official language Arabic Capital Aden Area 287,680 km² Population  - Total (1973)  - Density 1,590,275 5. ...

Yemen became a founding member of the Arab League in 1945 and the United Nations on 30 September 1947. Flag of the League of Arab States The Arab League or League of Arab States (Arabic: جامعة الدول العربية), is an organization of Arab states - compare Arab world. ... 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 states. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 92 days remaining, as the final day of September. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Imam Yahya died during an unsuccessful coup attempt in 1948 and was succeeded by his son Ahmad bin Yahya. His reign was marked by growing repression, renewed friction with the United Kingdom over the British presence in the south that stood in the way of his aspirations for a the creation of Greater Yemen. In March 1955, a coup by a group of officers and two of Ahmad's brothers briefly deposed the king but was quickly suppressed. A coup détat (pronounced /ku de ta/), or simply a coup, is the sudden overthrow of a government, usually done by a small group that just replaces the top power figures. ... 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... 1955 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Imam Ahmad faced growing pressures to support the Arab nationalist objectives of Egyptian President Gamal Abdul Nasser and, in April 1956, he signed a mutual defense pact with Egypt. In 1958, Yemen joined the United Arab Republic (Egypt and Syria) in a loose confederation known as the United Arab States but it was dissolved in September 1961 and relations between the United Arab Republic (Egypt) and Yemen subsequently deteriorated. Nationalism is an ideology that creates and sustains a nation as a concept of a common identity for groups of humans. ... Gamal Abdel Nasser (Arabic: جمال عبد الناصر) Gamal Abdel Nasser (January 15, 1918 - September 28, 1970) was the second President of Egypt after Muhammad Naguib and is considered one of the most important Arab leaders in history. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... 1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Capital Cairo Created 1958 Dissolved 1961 Demonym Arab The United Arab Republic (Arabic: Al Džumhuriya Al Arabia Al Mutahiba) (UAR) was a country that existed as a union between the republics of Egypt and Syria between 1958 and 1961; though Egypt continued to be known as the UAR until... The United Arab States was a short-lived confederation of Syria, Egypt and North Yemen from 1958 until 1961. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. ... 1961 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Ahmad died in September 1962, and was succeeded by his son, the Crown Prince Muhammad al-Badr. However Muhammad al-Badr's reign was brief. Egyptian-trained miltary officers inspired by Nasser and led by the commander of the royal guard Abdullah as-Sallal deposed him the same year of his coronation, took control of Sanaa, and created the Yemen Arab Republic (YAR). Egypt assisted the YAR with troops and supplies to combat forces loyal to the Imamate, while Saudi Arabia and Jordan supported Badr's royalist forces opposing the newly formed republic sparking the North Yemen Civil War. Conflict continued periodically until 1967 when Egyptian troops were withdrawn. By 1968, following a final royalist siege of Sanaa, most of the opposing leaders reached a reconciliation; Saudi Arabia recognized the Republic in 1970. 1962 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Muhammad al-Badr (1926 – 1996) was the last king of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (North Yemen), and leader of the monarchist regions during the North Yemen Civil War (1962-1970). ... Abdullah as-Sallal (1917-1994) was the President of the Yemen Arab Republic from 27 September 1962 to 5 November 1967. ... National motto: None Image:Chile. ... 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1968 was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... 1970 was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

The YAR united with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) on May 22, 1990 to form the Republic of Yemen. National motto: none Official language Arabic Capital Aden Area 287,680 km² Population  - Total (1973)  - Density 1,590,275 5. ... May 22 is the 142nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (143rd in leap years). ... 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• "History of Arabia." Encyclopædia Britannica (Macropædia Vol. 1). Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica, 1979. 1043-1051.

See also:

• History of Yemen.
• Yemen Arab Republic.