Principality of Najran
Historical state in the Arabian Peninsula from 1633 to 1934
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Principality of Najran was a state that existed in the Arabian Peninsula from 1633 to 1934.
Principality of Najran | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1633–1934 | |||||||||
Flag | |||||||||
.png) Najran in 1914 | |||||||||
| Capital | Najran | ||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Ismaili Shia Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Principality | ||||||||
| Da'i | |||||||||
• 1677–1717 | Muhammad ibn Isma'il Al Makrami[1] | ||||||||
• 1912–1934 | Ali bin Muhsin Al Shibami[2] | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1633 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1934 | ||||||||
| |||||||||
| Today part of | Saudi Arabia | ||||||||
History
It originated as an Islamic ecclesiastic principality under Yemeni suzerainty in 1633, although it later came under Ottoman influence.[1] Najran opposed a Yemeni rebellion against the Ottomans in the 1880s.[3] In the Saudi-Idrisi treaty of 1920, the Emirate of Nejd and Hasa officially laid claim to the territories of Najran, and in 1921 the Ikhwan militia invaded Najran.[4] The Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen also had ambitions in Najran, and thus attempted its own conquest in 1924.[1] In the winter of 1931/1932, Yemeni forces once again attempted to take Najran, but were expelled by the Saudis in 1932.[5] In November 1933, Yemeni forces occupied Najran.[6] In 1934, following the Saudi-Yemeni War, Najran's independence definitively ended when Yemen renounced its claims to Najran and the principality was annexed into Saudi Arabia.[1]
