Al-Mansur Ahmad [SEP] date of death
Al-Mansur Ahmad
Al-Mansur Ahmad (died 1853) was a Zaydiyya imam who claimed the rulership over Yemen in the years 1849-1853. His strife-ridden career spelt the end of the Zaydi Imamate of Yemen as a coherent force.
Background of the rebellion.
In the 19th century, the shrinking resources of the Yemeni state, which had existed since the early 17th century, combined with religio-political strife to erode the authority of the ruling imams. In general terms, a Sunni-
- Nasir ad-Din al-Qasri (1545–1547)
- Abul Abbas Ahmad (second time, 1547–1549)
- Ali Abu Hassun (Jan–Sep 1554)
Saadi dynasty.
- Mohammed ash-Sheikh (1549–1554, 1554–1557)
- Abdallah al-Ghalib (1557–1574)
- Abu Abdallah Mohammed II (1574–1576)
- Abu Marwan Abd al-Malik I (1576–1578)
- Ahmad al-Mansur (1578–1603)
1603–1627: Succession war
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