Decline of the Rasulid Dynasty in Yemen (1401)

Timeline

1. 1390–1401Southern Yemen and Red Sea ports · YemenIn the late 14th century Rasulid sultan succession disputes occurred frequently, control over the northern highlands and eastern desert weakened, and Zaydi forces pressed southward from the Sana'a line.
2. 1401–1405Sana'a and the Yemeni highlands · Sana'aAround 1401 Zaydi imams further consolidated control over the Yemeni highlands; the Rasulid dynasty lost effective rule over its northern core cities, and its fiscal and military resources continued to shrink.
3. 1401–1410Gulf of Aden and Red Sea trade routes · Gulf of AdenRasulid control over ports such as Aden and Hodeidah declined, Indian Ocean–Red Sea trade profits were divided among local magnates and rivals, and the unified pattern of Yemen's premodern state further disintegrated.