Idrisid Emirate of Asir
The Idrisid Emirate of Asir (Arabic: الإمارة الإدريسية) was a state located in the Arabian Peninsula. The Emirate was in the geographical region of Asir and Jizan, in what is now southwestern Saudi Arabia, and extending to Hodeidah, northwest of Yemen.
Idrisid Emirate of Asir | |||||||||||||
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| 1908–1930 | |||||||||||||
Asir on a sketch map from 1919 | |||||||||||||
A map of Asir in 1932 | |||||||||||||
| Status | Vassal of Hejaz and Nejd (1926–1930) | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Sabya 17°9′0.000″N 42°37′0.001″E | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Idrisid revolt against the Ottoman Empire | 1910–1916 | ||||||||||||
• Independence | 1916 | ||||||||||||
• Annexed by Hejaz and Nejd | 20 November 1930 | ||||||||||||
| 14 June 1934 | |||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Saudi Arabia Yemen | ||||||||||||
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