Al-Mansur al-Qasim
Qasim | |
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Imam of Yemen | |
Reign | 1597 – 19 February 1620 |
Predecessor | Zaidiyyah |
Al-Mansur al-Qasim (November 13, 1559 – February 19, 1620), with the cognomen al-Kabir (the Great), was an
Zaidi
kingdom that endured, under many vicissitudes, until 1970.
Proclamation of the imamate
Al-Qasim bin Muhammad was a fourteenth-generation descendant of the imam
da'wah) to the imamate in Hajur in the north-west in September 1597.[2]
Theological position
In his theological thinking al-Mansur al-Qasim upheld the
Ismailites, traditional enemies of the Zaidis.[3]
The struggle against the Ottoman Turks
Although supported by the Ahnumi tribesmen, al-Qasim's first years of struggle were difficult. Strong action by the Ottoman forces reduced the imam to despair by 1604. Then, however, the
Qasimids.[4]
See also
References
- ^ The line of descent is: ad-Da'i Yusuf - al-Qasim - Yusuf - Muhammad - Yahya - Ali - al-Husayn - Ahmad - ar-Rashid - Ali - Muhammad - Ali - Muhammad - al-Mansur al-Qasim.
- ^ R.B. Serjeant & R. Lewcock, San'a'; An Arabian Islamic City. London 1983, p. 72.
- ^ Encyclopaedia of Islam, Vol. XI, Leiden 2002, p. 480.
- ^ R.B. Serjeant & R. Lewcock, pp. 73-74.
Further reading
- Robert W. Stookey, Yemen; The Politics of the Yemen Arab Republic. Boulder 1978.
- R. L. Playfair, A History of Arabia Felix or Yemen. Bombay 1859.
- Michel Tuchscherer, 'Chronologie du Yémen (1506-1635)', Chroniques yémenites 8 2000, http://cy.revues.org/11