Emirate of Asir
Emirate of Asir إمارة عسير (Arabic) | |||||||||||||||
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| 1907–1934 | |||||||||||||||
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| Capital | Sabya 17°09′00″N 42°37′00″E / 17.15°N 42.616667°E | ||||||||||||||
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| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||||||||
| Emir of Asir | |||||||||||||||
• 1906–1923 | Muhammad ibn Ali al-Idrisi | ||||||||||||||
• 1923–1926 | Ali bin Muhammad al-Idrisi | ||||||||||||||
• 1926–1934 | Al-Hasan bin Ali al-Idrisi | ||||||||||||||
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• Idrisid revolt against the Ottoman Empire | 1907–1916 | ||||||||||||||
• Independence | 1916 | ||||||||||||||
| 1924–1925 | |||||||||||||||
• Protectorate of the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd | 20 November 1930 | ||||||||||||||
• Idrisid Rebellion | 1932–1933 | ||||||||||||||
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The Emirate of Asir, also known as the Idrisid Emirate, was a state that existed from 1907 until its annexation by Saudi Arabia in 1934. Located in the Yemeni Red Sea coast of Tihamah in South Arabia, it was founded by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Idrisi, the great-grandson of ibn Idris, the founder of the Idrisiyya, a Sufi tariqa of Sunni Islam, in rebellion against the Ottoman Empire. The authority of the Emirate was restricted to an 80 mi (129 km) long strip of the Tihamah region and extending about 40 mi (64 km) inland to the scarp of highland Asir al-Sarah. Its capital was Sabya.
It gained the support of Great Britain during the First World War, and flourished until the death of Muhammad al-Idrisi in 1920. Following the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the emirate expanded its domains, reaching as far as Hodeidah. The Emirate was gradually absorbed into the Kingdom of Hejaz and Nejd as a protectorate, and was formally annexed by its successor, Saudi Arabia, under the Treaty of Taif in 1934.