Aidh bin Mar'i al-Yazidi

Aidh bin Mar'i al-Yazidi (Arabic: عائض بن مرعي اليزيدي) was the first Emir of the Al Aidh Emirate which ruled over the region of 'Asir.[1][2][3][4] He succeeded Ali bin Mujathal al-Mughaidi as the ruler of 'Asir and was a close friend of him as well. Aidh bin Mar'i was from the Yazid clan of the Banu Mughaidi tribe, hence the epithet al-Yazidi.[1][2][3]

Aidh bin Mar'i al-Yazidi
Emir of 'Asir
Reign1833–1837
Coronation1833
PredecessorAli bin Mujathal al-Mughaidi
SuccessorMuhammad bin Aidh
Died1857
Abha, 'Asir Province, southwestern Saudi Arabia
Names
Aidh bin Mar'i bin Muhammad al-Yazidi al-Mughaidi
ReligionSunni Islam

Reign

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Aidh bin Mar'i took power after the demise of Ali bin Mujathal al-Mughaidi as the latter had already designated him as his successor.[1][2][3] Like his predecessor, Aidh bin Mar'i fought against the forces of the Ottoman Empire who were garrisoned in Arabia.[1][2][3] He fought against the forces of the Sharif of Makkah, Muhammad ibn Abd al-Mu'in, but was defeated; the conflicts went on until they brokered peace amongst themselves.[1][2][5]

Aidh bin Mar'i was fond of construction; he built a large number of mosques and fortresses in 'Asir.[5]

Death

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He died in 1857, and was ultimately succeeded by his son Muhammad bin Aidh.[1][2][3][4][5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Ali Awad Al Qutb, The Yazidi Princes of 'Asir, An Unwritten History, Tuwa Culture and Publishing, 2003
  2. ^ a b c d e f Ali Ahmed Asiri, 'Asir from 1249 AH/1833 AD–1289 AH/1872 AD, a historical study
  3. ^ a b c d e The History of 'Asir by Hashim bin Sa'id al-Naami
  4. ^ a b Islamic History, Part 8: The Ottoman Era by Mahmoud Shaker
  5. ^ a b c "The Biography of Aidh bin Mar'i al-Mughaidi, the Emir of 'Asir". 2018-01-23. Archived from the original on 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2024-04-26.