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When was Yemen under Ottoman rule?

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Yemen came under Ottoman rule in the mid-16th century, was abandoned in 1635 and was attached to the Ottoman state again in the 19th century.

Hadım Süleyman Pasha took Aden in 1538, and Sanaa came under Ottoman rule in the 1540s. After a long struggle with the Zaydi imams, the Ottoman troops withdrew from Yemen in 1635. The Ottomans returned to Yemen in the 19th century and Sanaa again became the seat of a province; the region was given up at the end of the First World War, in 1918.

First Ottoman year1546Last Ottoman year1918Longest Ottoman period83 years
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SanaaSanaa Open the map in 1546

Cities in this country

Sanaa129 years1546 – 1918

Chronology

  1. 1517
    Note · Sanaa

    With Selim I's conquest of Egypt the city was considered to be under Ottoman rule.

  2. 1546
    Became Ottoman · Sanaa

    Özdemir Pasha, serving under the governor of Yemen, brought the city under actual Ottoman rule.

  3. 1629
    Left Ottoman rule · Sanaa

    With Haydar Pasha's defeat by the Zaydi imam the first Ottoman period ended.

  4. 1872
    Became Ottoman · Sanaa

    Gazi Ahmed Muhtar Pasha, governor of Yemen, entered the city; the second Ottoman period began.

  5. 1918
    Left Ottoman rule · Sanaa

    The second Ottoman period ended in 1918.

Source: TDV Encyclopedia of Islam, article “YEMEN” (in Turkish) and the atlas's city pages. Present-day borders are used.