Al - Mahdi Ali himself died in Dhamar in 1372 , after his authority had begun to recede .
Al - Mahdi Ali bestowed the fortress Miftah as an appanage , and the rebel resided there until his demise in 1377 .
Al - Mahdi Ali himself died in Dhamar in 1372 , after Al - Mahdi Ali 's authority had begun to recede .
Al - Mahdi Ali bestowed the fortress Miftah as an appanage , and the rebel resided there until his demise in 1377 .