Dar al-Hajar - The residence of Imam Yahya and surrounding areas of Wadi Dhar, Yemen, 1960's. #NativeThread // www.nativethreads.co ⠀
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The Dar al-Hajar is a former royal palace located in Wadi Dhar . Built in the 1920s as the summer retreat of Imam Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din, ruler of Yemen from 1904 to 1948. It sits on top of a structure built in 1786 for the scholar Imam Mansour. ⠀
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Yahya Muhammad Hamid ed-Din was born into the al-Qasimi dynasty who ruled most of Yemen proper and South Saudi Arabia today for over 900 years.
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The Imams of Yemen were religiously consecrated leaders belonging to the Zaidiyyah branch of Shia Islam. They Yemen ruled through a blend of religious and secular authority from 897 to 1962.