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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 (retrospectively) as North Yemen , was a country from 1918 to 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen .1Its capital was at Taiz . 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 allowing 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 formally cede some power to highland Zaydis. 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. 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 of 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 resulted in occasional clashes with the British. Yemen became a founding member of the Arab League in 1945 and the United Nations on 30 September 1947. Imam Yahya died during a coup in 1948 and was succeeded by a usurper. Yahya's son, Ahmad bin Yahya , regained power several months later. 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 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. 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. 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 military 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 Sana'a, 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 Sana'a, most of the opposing leaders reached a reconciliation; Saudi Arabia recognized the Republic in 1970. The YAR united with the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (South Yemen) on May 22, 1990, to form the Republic of Yemen .2
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The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen (sometimes spelled Mutawakelite Kingdom of Yemen ; al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah ), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or, retrospectively, as North Yemen , was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen .Its capital was Sana`a until 1948, then Ta'izz .
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Today part of Saudi Arabia Yemen The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamaniah ), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or, retrospectively, as North Yemen , was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the northern part of what is now Yemen . Its capital was Sana'a until 1948, then Taiz . From 1962 to 1970, it maintained control over portions of Yemen (frequently most) until its final defeat in the North Yemen Civil War .
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1918–1970 kingdom in northwestern Yemen ( Learn how and when to remove this message ) Today part of Yemen The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah ), also known as the Kingdom of Yemen or simply as Yemen , or, retrospectively, as North Yemen , was a state that existed between 1918 and 1962 in the northwestern part of what is now Yemen . Its capital was Sana'a until 1948, then Taiz . From 1962 to 1970, it maintained control over portions of Yemen until its final defeat in the North Yemen Civil War .
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1918–1970 kingdom in northwestern Yemen Today part of Yemen Saudi Arabia The Kingdom of Yemen ( Arabic : المملكة اليمنية , romanized : al-Mamlakah al-Yamanīyah ), officially the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen ( Arabic : المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية , romanized : al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah ) and also known simply as Yemen or, retrospectively, as North Yemen , was a state that existed between 1918 and 1970 in the northwestern part of the modern country of Yemen .Located in the Middle East, the Kingdom of Yemen had an area of 195,000 km .The country was bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Aden Protectorate to the south, and the Red Sea to the west.Its capital was Sanaa from 1918 to 1948, then Taiz from 1948 to 1962.A republican coup was launched against the government in 1962, leading to the North Yemen Civil War .The royalist government only controlled the northern portions of the country from 1962 to 1970, until a peace deal in 1970 saw it largely dissolved.Three days after the Ottoman Empire's decision to withdraw from Yemen following the 1918 Armistice of Mudros , Imam Yahya, the religious leader of the region, entered Sana'a and declared himself the ruler of Yemen.After declaring his rule, he launched attacks on Aden, which was under the auspices of the British Empire , but the British repelled the attacks.He then suppressed the rebellions of the tribes in Southern Tihama, advanced towards the Emirate of Asir , and increased his legitimacy by making agreements with the Kingdom of Italy and the Soviet Union .In 1927, he again attacked the countries under the auspices of the British Empire, and these attacks also failed.In 1934, he signed a friendship treaty with the United Kingdom, promising not to attack Aden in exchange for border negotiations.The Saudi-Yemeni war broke out because he did not accept to surrender the Emir of Asir, who was loyal to Saudi Arabia at that time and rebelled.Four months later, Yemen made peace by giving Jizan , Najran , and Asir to Saudi Arabia.After this war, the Kingdom of Yemen began to pursue an isolationist policy.While Imam Yahya enjoyed legitimacy among the Zaydi tribes in the northern areas, the Sunni population in the coastal and southern regions were less inclined to accept his rule.To maintain power, he maintained authoritarian rule and appointed his sons to rule various provinces.Therefore, as a result of the growing discontent, Imam Yahya was assassinated in 1948 by revolutionaries who wanted to establish a constitutional government, but his son Ahmad bin Yahya , who was the crown prince at the time, seized power with the help of loyal Zaydi tribes.In 1958, Ahmed bin Yahya joined the United Arab States under pressure from Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser .However, when Syria left the union in 1961, Yemen also left the union.After the death of Ahmed bin Yahya, one week after his son Muhammad al-Badr came to power, the soldiers under the leadership of Abdullah al-Sallal , supported by Egypt, staged a coup and established the Yemen Arab Republic .Al-Badr fled to the mountains and started a civil war with the help of Zaydi tribes.Saudi Arabia supported al-Badr, while Egypt sent troops to support al-Sallal.After Egypt's defeat by Israel in 1967, negotiations began between royalists and republicans for a ceasefire, and in 1970, the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was officially dissolved in exchange for royalists having influence in the government.The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was under an absolute monarchy .The country did not have an official language, although the majority of the population spoke Arabic , with a minority speaking Yemenite Hebrew .Of the country, 90% were Arabs, ~10% were Afro-Arabs, and a small portion were Yemeni Jews before Operation Magic Carpet (1949–1950) evacuated most of the Yemeni Jews to the new state of Israel .The population was ~55% Zaydi Muslim, ~45% Sunni Muslim , and a small portion was historically Jewish.
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