The Sheikdom of Upper Asir was an
Arab state
The Arab world ( ar, اَلْعَالَمُ الْعَرَبِيُّ '), formally the Arab homeland ( '), also known as the Arab nation ( '), the Arabsphere, or the Arab states, refers to a vast group of countries, mainly located in Western As ...
which was established in August 1916,
after it broke away from the
Idrisid Emirate of Asir
The Idrisid Emirate of Asir () was a state located in the Arabian Peninsula. The Emirate was located in the geographical region of Asir and Jizan in what is now southwestern Saudi Arabia, and extending to Hodeidah, northwest of Yemen.
History ...
,
possibly with
Hejazi aid.
It was led by Al-Hasan Bin Ayad.
In 1920, Upper Asir faced tribal revolts and bin Ayad's reign was threatened.
In April to May 1920,
Ibn Saud
Abdulaziz bin Abdul Rahman Al Saud ( ar, عبد العزيز بن عبد الرحمن آل سعود, ʿAbd al ʿAzīz bin ʿAbd ar Raḥman Āl Suʿūd; 15 January 1875Ibn Saud's birth year has been a source of debate. It is generally accepted ...
of the
Emirate of Nejd
The Emirate of Nejd or Imamate of Nejd was the Second Saudi State, existing between 1824 and 1891 in Nejd, the regions of Riyadh and Ha'il of what is now Saudi Arabia. Saudi rule was restored to central and eastern Arabia after the Emirate of D ...
intervened in support of the tribesmen and defeated bin Ayad.
Upper Asir was then partitioned between the Saudi and the Idrisi on 30 August 1920.
References
Former Arab states
Former monarchies of Asia
Ottoman Arabia
Former emirates
Successor states
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