Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen

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The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was a Zaydi Shia monarchy that ruled much of northern Yemen from the collapse of Ottoman control after World War I until its overthrow in the 1962 revolution that established the Yemen Arab Republic.

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Zaydi Shia state
former country
monarchy
borderedBy Aden Protectorate
Colony of Aden
surface form: British Aden Colony

Saudi Arabia
surface form: Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
capital Sanaʽa
coatOfArms Emblem of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
commonName Yemen Arab Republic
surface form: North Yemen
continent Asia
country Yemen
currency Yemeni rial
dissolutionEvent 1962 Yemeni revolution
North Yemen Civil War
endTime 1962
establishedAfter World War I
firstRuler Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
flag Flag of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
governmentType absolute monarchy
hadDynasty Rassid dynasty
surface form: Hamidaddin dynasty
headOfStateTitle Imam
King
historicalEra Cold War
Interwar period
internationalRecognition member of the Arab League
joinedOrganization Arab League
joinedOrganizationDate 1945
lastRuler Imam Muhammad al-Badr
surface form: Muhammad al-Badr
legitimacyBasis religious authority of the Zaydi Imamate
locatedInTimeZone UTC+03:00
longName Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen self-link
majorReligion Islam
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Yemen Arab Republic
surface form: North Yemen
partOfHistoricalRegion Arabian Peninsula
politicalSystem theocratic monarchy
predecessor Ottoman Empire
Yemen
surface form: Yemen Vilayet
region Middle East
religion Zaydi Shia
surface form: Zaydi Shia Islam
religiousBranch Shia Islam
religiousSchool Zaydi Shia
surface form: Zaydi
rulingHouse Rassid dynasty
surface form: Hamidaddin dynasty
shortName Yemen
sovereigntyClaimedFrom Ottoman Empire
startTime 1918
successor Yemen Arab Republic
surface form: North Yemen

Yemen Arab Republic
typeOfMonarchy Imamate

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Input
Subject: Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Description of subject: The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was a Zaydi Shia monarchy that ruled much of northern Yemen from the collapse of Ottoman control after World War I until its overthrow in the 1962 revolution that established the Yemen Arab Republic.

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sanaʽa wasCapitalOf Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
North Yemen Civil War belligerent Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Aden Protectorate borderedBy Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
this entity surface form: Yemen (Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen)
Yemen Arab Republic precededBy Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen longName Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen self-link
Imam Muhammad al-Badr positionHeld Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
this entity surface form: King of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Imam Muhammad al-Badr country Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Imam Muhammad al-Badr birthPlace Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Imam Muhammad al-Badr headOfGovernment Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Imam Muhammad al-Badr lastRulerOf Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Rassid dynasty followedBy Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Rassid dynasty partOf Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
this entity surface form: Zaidi State of Yemen