Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen was a historical country in the North Yemen, that gained indepencence from Ottoman Empire in 1918, and existed to its overthrew and the establishment of the Yemen Arab Republic in 1962.[1] The country was ruled by Zaydi Imams, who formally were vassals of the Ottoman Empire.[2]
Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen المملكة المتوكلية اليمنية al-Mamlakah al-Mutawakkilīyah al-Yamanīyah | |||||||||||
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| 1918–1962 | |||||||||||
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| Anthem: "Royal Salute" (تحية ملكية) | |||||||||||
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| Capital | Taiz | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||
| Religion | Zaydi Shia Islam | ||||||||||
| Demonym(s) | Yemeni, Yemenite | ||||||||||
| Government | Islamic theocratic absolute monarchy (de facto) Unitary parliamentary constitutional monarchy under a totalitarian dictatorship (de jure) | ||||||||||
• first King | Yahya Hamid ed-Din | ||||||||||
• last King | Muhammad al-Badr | ||||||||||
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• Independence from Ottoman Empire | 1918 | ||||||||||
• Establishment of the Yemen Arab Republic | 1962 | ||||||||||
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• Total | 195,000 km2 (75,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||
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| Today part of | Yemen | ||||||||||
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References
- "Yemen". Yemen Embassy China Beijing. Retrieved 2023-05-18.
- "Jemen. Historia, Encyklopedia PWN: źródło wiarygodnej i rzetelnej wiedzy". encyklopedia.pwn.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2023-05-18.
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