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Muhammad ibn Yahya Hamid al-Din

d. 1904 · 19th century · Also known as al-Mansur Muhammad

Muhammad ibn Yahya Hamid al-Din, who ruled as Imam al-Mansur Muhammad, was the Zaydi imam of Yemen from 1890 to 1904 and the founder of the Hamid al-Din dynasty. He led repeated risings against Ottoman rule in the highlands, including sieges of Sanaa, and his resistance was continued by his son Imam Yahya, who later founded the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen.

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