Idrisid Emirate of Asir

Idrisid Emirate of Asir
إمارة عسير الإدريسية (Arabic)
1908–1930
Flag of Asir
Asir on 1918, at the end of World War I (light blue)
Asir on 1918, at the end of World War I (light blue)
A map of Asir in 1932
A map of Asir in 1932
StatusVassal of Hejaz and Nejd (1926–1930)
CapitalSabya
17°9′0.000″N 42°37′0.001″E / 17.15000000°N 42.61666694°E / 17.15000000; 42.61666694
History 
• Idrisid revolt against the Ottoman Empire
1910–1916
• Independence
1916
• Annexed by Hejaz and Nejd
20 November 1930
14 June 1934
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Yemen Vilayet
Sheikdom of Upper Asir
Saudi Arabia
Kingdom of Yemen
Today part ofSaudi Arabia
Yemen

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.

  1. ^ "Other Arabian Polities".

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