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Chapter 5 The 1891 Rebellion

In: Guerrilla War, Counterinsurgency, and State Formation in Ottoman Yemen, 1872-1911

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In this chapter I discuss the first major Zaydi rebellion in Yemen, the uprising of 1891 led by Imam al-Manṣūr. I show how the imam was able to construct an alliance of the major Zaydi tribesmen of Yemen and lead them in a united uprising against the Ottoman government, seriously threatening their continued presence in the highlands of Yemen. Because of the weaknesses in organization and armament of the Zaydi rebels, however, the Ottomans were able to organize an expeditionary force that crushed the rebellion fairly swiftly. Nonetheless the Imam al-Manṣūr, building on the work of his predecessor Sharaf al-Dīn, had constructed a state that could organize the Zaydi tribes for war; and from this time the Ottomans would face Zaydi military resistance that was increasingly long-term and sophisticated.

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Guerrilla War, Counterinsurgency, and State Formation in Ottoman Yemen, 1872-1911

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