Ottoman–Zaydi wars

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The Ottoman–Zaydi wars were a series of protracted military and political struggles between the Ottoman Empire and the Zaydi Imamate in Yemen over control of the region from the 16th to the 19th centuries.

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Ottoman–Zaydi wars canonical 1
Zaydi Imamate forces 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf series of conflicts
war
conflictBetween Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Zaydi Imamate NERFINISHED
Zaydi Imamate of Yemen NERFINISHED
endTime 19th century
hasCause Ottoman expansion into Yemen
control of Red Sea trade routes
control of Yemeni highlands
religious and political rivalry
resistance to Ottoman centralization
hasLocation Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Southwestern Arabia NERFINISHED
Yemen NERFINISHED
hasMilitaryAspect guerrilla warfare in mountainous terrain
sieges of fortified mountain towns
hasPart First Ottoman–Zaydi War NERFINISHED
Ottoman conquest of Yemen (1538–1635) NERFINISHED
Ottoman reconquest of Yemen (19th century) NERFINISHED
Second Ottoman–Zaydi War NERFINISHED
Yemeni–Ottoman conflicts of the 17th century NERFINISHED
hasPoliticalAspect struggle for regional hegemony in Yemen
hasResult eventual recognition of Zaydi rule over much of northern Yemen
intermittent Ottoman control over parts of Yemen
persistence of Zaydi autonomy in Yemeni highlands
weakening of Ottoman authority in Yemen over time
involves Sanaʽa NERFINISHED
Tihama coastal plain NERFINISHED
Yemeni highlands NERFINISHED
mainOpponent Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Zaydi Imamate of Yemen NERFINISHED
opponentReligion Sunni Islam NERFINISHED
Zaydi Shia Islam NERFINISHED
partOf Ottoman expansion in the Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED
Ottoman–Arab conflicts NERFINISHED
history of Yemen
relatedTo History of Zaidism
History of the Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts in the Indian Ocean NERFINISHED
Red Sea trade history
significantEvent Ottoman capture of Sanaʽa NERFINISHED
Ottoman return to Yemen in the 19th century
Ottoman withdrawal from Yemen in the 17th century
Zaydi uprisings against Ottoman rule
startTime 16th century
timePeriod 19th century imperial competition
Early modern period

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Rassid dynasty conflict Ottoman–Zaydi wars
Ottoman garrisons in Yemen opposedBy Ottoman–Zaydi wars
this entity surface form: Zaydi Imamate forces