Principality of Abu 'Arish

The Principality of Abu 'Arish was a state in South Arabia. It was formed when the Sharif of Abu 'Arish, Muhammad bin Ahmed bin Khayrat, declared independence from the weakened Imamate of Yemen after being appointed governor of Abu 'Arish in 1730.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.