Saudi-Yemeni War of 1934

The Saudi-Yemeni War of 1934 was an armed conflict between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yemen in which the fighting stopped after the Imam of Yemen accepted the terms of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, and which was followed by the Treaty of Taif of 1353 AH, on the basis of which the Saudi-Yemeni border was demarcated.[2][1]

On the Yemeni side, the imams of the House of Hamid al-Din ruled Yemen until September 1962, and Yemen was named the Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen from the time Imam Ahmad assumed rule.[4]

Abdulwahhab Abu Malha led the Saudi army that restored calm and stability to the port of Qunfudhah after liberating it from the control of the garrison of Sharif Hussein bin Ali in 1343 AH.[1]

King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud ordered the Emir of Asir to prepare a swift military campaign to end the Idrisi rebellion.[1]

Abdulwahhab Abu Malha, together with Omar Al Askar, led the Asir tribes in the decisive war against the Idrisi in Jazan Region in 1350 AH; the Saudi forces fought well at the Battle of Al-Madaya, and the Saudi army then succeeded in ending what was called the Idrisid Emirate in 1351 AH.[1]

Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz led a campaign directed towards Asir; he was received in Khamis Mushait, the Sharan tribes joined his forces, and his forces then crossed the border of Yemen, reached Al-Hudaydah and were welcomed by its people.[2]

The fighting stopped after the Imam of Yemen accepted the terms of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, and Prince Faisal's stance in the Yemeni war was firm, decisive and resolute.[2][3]

King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud sent a Saudi delegation to the Imam of Yemen to settle border issues.[1]

Abdulwahhab Abu Malha had an important effect in the sessions of the joint Saudi-Yemeni Border Committee in Dhahran al-Janub in 1354 AH, which ended in the demarcation of the Saudi-Yemeni border on the basis of the Treaty of Taif of 1353 AH.[1]

The armies of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud entered Taif in 1343 AH, the city from which the Treaty of Taif of 1353 AH took its name.[5][1]

The south-western region of the Kingdom extends beside the Red Sea between the Saudi-Yemeni border line to the south and the end of the boundary of the Emirate of Al-Baha to the north; it includes the regions of Tihama and the Sarawat Mountains and comprises four administrative units — Jazan, Asir, Najran and Al-Baha — with an area of about 135,000 km², equivalent to 6% of the area of the Kingdom.[6]

Jazan was formerly known as Al-Mikhlaf Al-Sulaymani, and it is one of the land crossings linking Saudi Arabia with the Republic of Yemen, as it borders it on the southern and south-eastern sides.[7]

Umm al-Qura is the official gazette of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; it was founded by King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud, and its first issue appeared on 15 Jumada al-Ula 1343 AH, corresponding to 12 December 1924.[8]

Q: What was the Saudi-Yemeni War of 1934? A: An armed conflict between the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Yemen in which the fighting stopped after the Imam of Yemen accepted the terms of King Abdulaziz bin Abdulrahman Al Saud.[2]

Q: How did the Saudi-Yemeni War of 1934 end? A: With the Treaty of Taif of 1353 AH, on the basis of which the Saudi-Yemeni border was demarcated through the joint Saudi-Yemeni Border Committee in Dhahran al-Janub in 1354 AH.[1]

Q: Who led the Saudi forces in the campaign towards Asir? A: Prince Faisal bin Abdulaziz; he was received in Khamis Mushait, the Sharan tribes joined his forces, and his forces crossed the border of Yemen and reached Al-Hudaydah.[2]

Q: At which battle did the Saudi forces fight well? A: The Battle of Al-Madaya.[1]

Q: What is the area of the south-western region of the Kingdom that extends along the Yemeni border line? A: About 135,000 km², equivalent to 6% of the area of the Kingdom, comprising Jazan, Asir, Al-Baha and Najran.[6]

The Saudi-Yemeni War of 1934 ended with the cessation of fighting and the demarcation of the Saudi-Yemeni border on the basis of the Treaty of Taif of 1353 AH, after the sessions of the joint Saudi-Yemeni Border Committee in Dhahran al-Janub in 1354 AH.[1]

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