Imam Ahmad bin Yahya
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Imam Ahmad bin Yahya was the penultimate Zaydi Imam and King of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen, known for his conservative rule and resistance to modernization and republican movements in the mid-20th century.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Zaydi imam
ⓘ
king ⓘ political leader ⓘ |
| capitalOfRealm | Sanaʽa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryRuled | Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination | Zaydi Shia Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dynasty | Hamid al-Din dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-republican Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Ahmad bin Yahya Hamid al-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Ahmad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| ideology | traditionalist monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
conservative rule
ⓘ
opposition to republican movements ⓘ resistance to modernization ⓘ |
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| limited | foreign influence in Yemen ⓘ |
| maintained |
isolationist policies for Yemen
ⓘ
traditional Zaydi legal system ⓘ |
| monarchOf | North Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventContext | preceded the 1962 Yemeni revolution ⓘ |
| opposed |
Arab nationalist republicanism
ⓘ
Yemeni republican revolutionaries ⓘ |
| penultimateImamOf | Zaydi Imamate in Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalOrientation | conservative ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | theocratic monarchy ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
King of North Yemen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zaydi Imam of Yemen ⓘ |
| predecessor | Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionRuled | North Yemen Highlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| residence | Taiz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| resisted | rapid social reforms ⓘ |
| roleInHistory | last effective ruler of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ⓘ |
| ruledDuring | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| successor | Muhammad al-Badr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title |
Imam of Yemen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
King of the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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