Yemen — Not random

Will happen within 20 days of January 2, 1507
Checked again every 20 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after January 30, 1507)

Description

The Zayidi State in the Yemen had been in state of disorder bordering on anarchy from the mid-thirteenth century until 1507, when Imam Sharaf al-Din was elected. During his long reign, Sharaf al-Din would subdue rebellious elements within the polity while saving his state from repeated invasions from both the north and the south.

Actions

A. I forsee Better Days Ahead

• Centralization +2
• Stability +3
• +6000 infantry in the capital province

Yemen — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • Ottoman Empire owns Jordan
  • Ottoman Empire owns Nile
• The following must not occur:
  • Ottoman Empire is a vassal of Yemen
• Monarch Mutahhar is active

Will happen within 15 days of November 2, 1572
Checked again every 15 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after November 30, 1572)

Description

The Ottoman Campaign in the Yemen of 1571-72 resulted in the defeat and subsequent death, of illness, in November 1572 of the Imam Mutahhar and subjection of the Zayidi State. The rest of the Saadi line of Imams will be prisoners in Constantinople.

Actions

A. We Cannot Escape the Turkish Umbrella

• Monarch Local Imams * will never rule
• Monarch Turkish Governors becomes active
• Event 301102 - Expedition to the Yemen for Ottoman Empire is triggered immediately

B. We Will Continue the Fight!

• Lose 5000 troops in a random province
• Lose 5000 troops in a random province
• Stability -6
• -200 relations with Ottoman Empire

Yemen — Not random

Conditions

• Yemen is a vassal of Ottoman Empire

Will happen within 60 days of January 2, 1598
Checked again every 60 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1619)

Description

After nearly three decades of Turkish rule, Mansur al-Qasim led a resistance movement to regain Yemeni independence. Though Mansur would not live to see it, the Ottomans would withdraw from the Yemen by 1635.

Actions

A. We Will Shake Off this Tyranny

• Break vassalization with Ottoman Empire
• +8000 infantry in the capital province

Yemen — Not random

Conditions

• At least one of the following must occur:
  • The following must not occur:
    • Yemen is a vassal of Ottoman Empire
  • All of the following must occur:
    • Aden exists
    • The following must not occur:
      • Aden is a vassal of Ottoman Empire

Will happen within 30 days of January 2, 1635
Checked again every 30 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after March 2, 1635)

Description

Having repulsed the Turks, the Qasimi line of Imams came to exercise sovereignty over the bulk of modern day Yemen, extending their influence as far away as Dofhar.

Actions

A. We Have Come Into our Own

• Aden will be considered a national province
• +5000 infantry in the capital province
• Centralization +1
• Event 301103 - Yemeni Independence for Ottoman Empire is triggered immediately

Yemen — Not random

Conditions

• Own Aden

Will happen within 120 days of January 2, 1728
Checked again every 120 days until trigger is met (cannot happen after December 30, 1728)
unless prevented by
Action A of 101007 - Breakaway of Lahej for Yemen

Description

Symptomatic of a decline in Qasimi fortunes, southern Yemen regained its independence in 1728 under the Sultans of Lahej.

Actions

A. We Are too Weak to Stop Them

• Grant independence to Aden
• -100 relations with Aden
• Aden will no longer be considered a national province
• Centralization -2
• Event 101007 - Breakaway of Lahej for Yemen is triggered immediately

B. They Shall Not Escape so Easily

• Aden revolts
• Aden revolts
• Global revolt risk +12 for 60 months

Yemen — Not random

Conditions

• Aden is a vassal of Ottoman Empire

Triggered by

Action A of 301103 - Yemeni Independence for Ottoman Empire

Description

Recognizing the fruitlessness of their campaign in the Yemen, the Turks withdrew, leaving the Yemen to the rule of Qasimi line of Imams.

Actions

A. Freedom!

• Break vassalization with Ottoman Empire
• Stability +3