Principality of Najran

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Principality of Najran
1633–1934
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Najran (lime, down south) in Arabia in 1918.
Najran (lime, down south) in Arabia in 1918.
CapitalNajran
Common languagesArabic
Religion
Ismaili Shia Islam
GovernmentPrincipality
Da'i 
• 1677–1717
Muhammad ibn Isma'il Al Makrami[1]
• 1912–1934
Ali bin Muhsin Al Shibami[2]
History 
• Established
1633
• Disestablished
1934
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Yemeni Zaidi State
Saudi Arabia
Today part of
Saudi-Yemeni War, Najran's independence definitively ended when Yemen renounced its claims to Najran and the principality was annexed into Saudi Arabia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Other Arabian Polities". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
  2. ^ 'Who's Who in Aden and Western Arabia'. British Library: India Office Records and Private Papers. 1916. p. 41. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Other Arabian Polities". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2019-12-11.
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  5. ^ Al-Maghafi, Fadhl (2012). "MORE THAN JUST A BOUNDARY DISPUTE: THE REGIONAL GEOPOLITICS OF SAUDI-YEMENI RELATIONS" (PDF). eprints.soas.ac.uk. p. 110.
  6. ^ Gibler, Dougla; Miller, Steven; Little, Erin (2017). "Report on MIDs that could not be found" (PDF). dmgibler.people.ua.edu. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  7. ^ "WAR TALK IN ARABIA - Britain Watching Developments CAIRO, November 15. - Barrier Miner (Broken Hill, NSW : 1888 - 1954) - 16 Nov 1933". Trove. Retrieved 2019-12-11.