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| First Asir Revolt | |||||||
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| Part of History of Asir region | |||||||
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| Asir rebels | Hejaz Vilayet | ||||||
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Saeed bin Musallat Ali bin Mujthil | Ahmad Pasha | ||||||
The First Asir Revolt was an armed uprising in the Asir region during the nineteenth century. It emerged in the context of Ottomans administrative expansion in southwestern Arabia and reflected sustained local resistance to external authority.[1]
Background
[edit]During the Ottoman period, Asir witnessed increasing administrative and fiscal pressures. Ottoman attempts to impose centralized control, including taxation and military presence, disrupted established tribal and local governance structures, leading to widespread discontent among the population.[1][2]
Local leaders and tribal groups sought to maintain political autonomy and protect regional customs. The mountainous terrain of Asir further enabled resistance movements by limiting the effectiveness of regular military forces.[3]
Course of events
[edit]The revolt initially took the form of resistance to taxation and opposition to Ottoman garrisons. These actions gradually escalated into armed confrontations in several areas of Asir, as local groups mobilized against Ottoman representatives.[1]
Ottoman forces responded through military campaigns and by negotiating alliances with rival local factions. Despite these efforts, control over the interior of Asir remained limited and contested.[3][4]
Consequences
[edit]The uprising contributed to a decline in effective Ottoman authority across large parts of Asir. While formal control was not entirely removed, the revolt demonstrated the difficulty of maintaining sustained governance in the region.[2]
The events also reinforced the political role of local leadership and shaped later developments that influenced regional power structures in southwestern Arabia.[5]
Historical significance
[edit]Historians consider the First Asir Revolt an early manifestation of organized resistance in southern Arabia. It played a role in defining the relationship between local societies and imperial authority, and it influenced subsequent political movements in the region.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Al-ʿAsiri, Mansur bin Ahmad bin Mansur. Asir wa al-Tarikh wa Inhiraf al-Masar. Riyadh, pp. 691–692.
- Shakir, Mahmud. Al-ʿAhd al-Islami fi al-ʿAhd al-ʿUthmani. Cairo, p. 284.
- Al-ʿAsiri, Ali Ahmad Isa. Asir: Dirasah Tarikhiyyah min 1249 AH / 1833 CE ila 1289 AH / 1872 CE. Riyadh, pp. 138–139.
- Al-Ajlani, Munir. Tarikh al-Bilad al-ʿArabiyyah al-Saʿudiyyah: al-Dawlah al-Saʿudiyyah al-Thaniyah fi ʿAhd al-Imam Faysal bin Turki. Riyadh, p. 34.
- ^ a b c Al-ʿAsiri, Mansur bin Ahmad bin Mansur. Asir wa al-Tarikh wa Inhiraf al-Masar. Riyadh, pp. 691–692.
- ^ a b Shakir, Mahmud. Al-ʿAhd al-Islami fi al-ʿAhd al-ʿUthmani. Cairo, p. 284.
- ^ a b c Al-ʿAsiri, Ali Ahmad Isa. Asir: Dirasah Tarikhiyyah min 1249 AH / 1833 CE ila 1289 AH / 1872 CE. Riyadh, pp. 138–139.
- ^ Al-ʿAsiri, Ali Ahmad Isa. Asir: Dirasah Tarikhiyyah min 1249 AH / 1833 CE ila 1289 AH / 1872 CE. Riyadh, p. 139.
- ^ Al-Ajlani, Munir. Tarikh al-Bilad al-ʿArabiyyah al-Saʿudiyyah: al-Dawlah al-Saʿudiyyah al-Thaniyah fi ʿAhd al-Imam Faysal bin Turki. Riyadh, p. 34.