Idrisid Emirate of Asir

The Idrisi Emirate of Asir was a short-lived state based on the geographical region of Jizan in what is now southwestern Saudi Arabia.

The Emirate was established by Muhammad ibn Ali al-Idrisi in rebellion against the Ottoman Empire, gained the support of Great Britain during the First World War, and flourished until the death of Sayyid Muhammad in 1920. It was gradually absorbed into the new state of Saudi Arabia and formally annexed by that kingdom under the Treaty of Taif in 1934.

Further reading

Headley, R.L. "ʿAsīr." Encyclopaedia of Islam, Second Edition.

Anne K. Bang, The Idrisi State of Asir 1906-1934: Politics, Religion and Personal Prestige as State-building factors in early twentieth century Arabia, (London: Bergen Studies on the Middle East and Africa, 1996)

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