Sheikdom of Upper Asir مشيخة عسير العليا | |||||||||||
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| 1916–1920 | |||||||||||
 Flag of Upper Asir | |||||||||||
 Upper Asir (blue, down) in 1918 | |||||||||||
| Capital | Abha | ||||||||||
| Common languages | Arabic | ||||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
| Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||
• Aidid Revolt | 1916 | ||||||||||
• Partitioned between Nejd and Asir | 1920 | ||||||||||
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The Sheikdom of Upper Asir was an Arab state which was established in August 1916,[1] after it broke away from the Idrisid Emirate of Asir,[2] possibly with Hejazi aid.[3] It was led by Hasan bin Ali al-Aidh.[1] In 1920, Upper Asir faced revolts from the Ikhwan and his reign was threatened.[3] In April to May 1920, Ibn Saud of the Emirate of Nejd intervened in support of the Ikhwan and defeated Ibn Aidh.[3] Upper Asir was then partitioned between the Saudi and the Idrisi on 30 August 1920.[3]
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- ^ Cahoon, Ben. "Former Arabian States". worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ a b c d Bang, Anne (1997). The Idrisi State in Asir 1906–1934. Hurst Publishers. pp. 111–114. ISBN 9781850653066.