Rassid dynasty

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The Rassid dynasty was a long-ruling Zaydi Shia imamate that governed parts of Yemen from the 9th century onward, forming the basis of the country’s historic Zaidi state.

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Hamidaddin dynasty 2
Rassid dynasty canonical 2
Qasimid dynasty 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Zaydi imamate
dynasty
ruling house
basedOn Zaydi doctrine of the imamate
capital Dhamar
Kawkaban
Saada
Sanaʽa
conflict Ottoman–Zaydi wars
internal tribal uprisings in Yemen
continent Asia
controlledTerritory Saada region
Yemeni Highlands
surface form: Sanaʽa highlands

Tihama coastal plain at times
coreTerritory highlands of northern Yemen
country Yemen
duration over one thousand years with interruptions
dynasticHouse Rassid dynasty self-linksurface differs
surface form: Rassids
endCause North Yemen Civil War
1962 Yemeni revolution
surface form: republican revolution in North Yemen
endTime 1962
ethnicGroup Arabs
followedBy Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Yemen Arab Republic
founder al-Hadi ila’l-Haqq Yahya
governmentForm imamate
theocratic monarchy
hasNotableRuler Ahmad bin Yahya
Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din
al-Hadi ila’l-Haqq Yahya
al-Mansur bi’llah Abdullah
surface form: al-Mansur al-Qasim

al-Mansur bi’llah Abdullah
al-Mutawakkil Yahya Sharaf ad-Din
surface form: al-Mutawakkil Ahmad

al-Mutawakkil Isma'il
al-Mutawakkil Yahya Sharaf ad-Din
historicalSignificance formed the basis of the historic Zaidi state in Yemen
ideology Zaydism
lastRuler Imam Muhammad al-Badr
surface form: Muhammad al-Badr
legitimacyClaim descent from Hasan ibn Ali
namedAfter al-Qasim al-Rassi
officialLanguage Arabic
partOf Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
surface form: Zaidi State of Yemen
peakPeriod 17th century
precededBy Abbasid Caliphate
surface form: Abbasid Caliphate authority in Yemen
region Sanaʽa region
surface form: Northern Yemen
religion Zaydi Shia
surface form: Zaydi Shia Islam
religiousBranch Shia Islam
startTime 897
late 9th century
titleOfRuler Amir al-Mu’minin
surface form: Amir al-Mu'minin

Imam

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Zaydi Shia associatedDynasty Rassid dynasty
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen hadDynasty Rassid dynasty
this entity surface form: Hamidaddin dynasty
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen rulingHouse Rassid dynasty
this entity surface form: Hamidaddin dynasty
Imam Muhammad al-Badr dynasty Rassid dynasty
Zaydi Imamate in Yemen notableDynasty Rassid dynasty
this entity surface form: Qasimid dynasty
Rassid dynasty dynasticHouse Rassid dynasty self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Rassids