House of Aidarus
| House of Aidarus العيدروسة | |
|---|---|
| Royal House | |
| Parent house | Ash'ar |
| Country | Kingdom of Fahran |
| Founded | October 1328 |
| Founder | Aidarus the Thunderbolt |
| Current head | Hazea I |
| Titles | King of Fahran |
| Style(s) | His/Her Sublime Highness |
| Estate(s) | Tel Imradhil, Zabral, Tirmidh, Palace of the Golden Gate |
| Deposition | May 18th, 1995 |
| Cadet branches | House of Qudamah House of Meninx |
The House of Aidarus (Gharbaic: العيدروسة, Romanization: Al Eidrusah) was the lasting ruling house of the Kingdom of Fahran, reigning from 1517 to 1954 and from 1988 to 1996, when the Monarchy of Fahran was overthrown and abolished as a result of the December Intifada. The family belongs to the Ash'arah, one of the four clans of the Sub'ay, a sub-tribe of the Banu Qays', and claim matrilineal descent from the Prophet Mubashir through Arwa bint Mubashir and Idris ibn Nawfal.
The dynasty was founded by Aidarus the Thunderbolt, a tribal sheikh of the Banu Qays', in 1328 when he established the Emirate of Zabral. The family became the ruling house of Fahran when Abd ar-Rahman I conquered Sulh on June 9th, 1517, an event that led to the formation of the Sultanate of Fahran. During the reign of Salim the Magnificent, the Sultanate entered a century golden age that saw the formalization of the Ash'ari School of Yen jurisprudence, the cultivation of commercial ties to Malaio and western Ochran, and the cultivation of numerous literary, cultural, and academic achievements such as the authoring of the country's national epic the Aydhariadh by Tamim ibn Jabal Al Hashmari. In the aftermath of the Ozeros War, however, Fahran would be reduced to the status of a minor polity, a state that would persist until the reformist upheavals Tajdid Period.
Musa II and his successor Salim II aligned the family with anti-communist blocs and sought to foster positive relations with other monarchist states such as Vardana and Uluujol, even while struggling to appease a burgeoning well-educated middle-class intrigued with the political possibilities offered by republicanism and nationalism. The death of Salim II in 1954 ushered in the Great Interregnum as the late sultan's prime minister Bachir al-Erian, a liberal aristocrat of middling rank, declared, in light of Prince Abdur-Rahman ibn Hatem's minority, that the people were sovereign and dictated the adoption of a constitution that created a parliamentary democracy. The family initially retained their titles and wealth, albeit as mostly private citizens, but their situation deteriorated notably following the August 3 Revolution that swept President Abu Nasir al-Hariri from office in 1962 and resulted in the institution of a hardline socialist single-party state under Alim al-Musafiri two months later. Targeted purges of "royalists" resulted in as many as two thousand deaths, mostly of landowners suspected of being descended from Aidarus the Thunderbolt, and compelled several members of the House of Aidarus to seek asylum in the Eastern Diocese.
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Emirate of Zabral
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aidarus the Thunderbolt
| 1298 – 1355 | 1328 | 1355 (fell from his horse) | Was the eponymous ancestor of the House of Aidarus | Ash'ar | |
Safwan I
| 1319 – 1368 | 1355 | 1368 (death in battle) | Son of Aidarus and Bilqis bint Samaw'al | Aidarus | |
Yusuf I
| 1319 – 1416 | 1368 | 1416 (death by natural causes) | Son of Safwan I and Ruqayya bint As'ad | Aidarus | |
Idris I
| 1373 – 1437 | 1416 | 1437 (death by natural causes) | Son of Yusuf I and 'Ulayya bint Salman | Aidarus | |
Yusuf II
| 1391 – 1473 | 1416 | 1473 (death by natural causes) | Son of Idris I | Aidarus | |
Abdullah I
| 1410 – 1476 | 1473 | 1476 (assassinated) | Son of Yusuf II | Aidarus |
Sultanate of Amran and Khimyariyyah
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mubashir I
| 1447 – 1512 | 1484 | 1512 (death by natural causes) | Grandson of Abdullah I | Aidarus | |
Yusuf III
| 1468 – 1522 | 1512 | 1522 (death due to disease) | Son of Mubashir I | Aidarus | |
Salim I
| 1493 – 1577 | 1522 | 1577 (death by natural causes) | Son of Yusuf III | Aidarus | |
Safwan II
| 1513 – 1582 | 1577 | 1583 (death by natural causes) | Son of Salim I | Aidarus | |
Mubashir II
| 1557 – 1586 | 1583 | 1586 (assassinated) | Grandson of Safwan II | Aidarus | |
Khalil I
| 1561 – 1588 | 1586 | 1588 (death in battle) | Son of Safwan II Uncle of Mubashir II | Aidarus | |
Yusuf IV
| 1580 – 1592 | 1588 | 1588 (deposed) | Son of Khalil I | Aidarus | |
Ismail I
| 1584 – 1626 | 1588 | 1626 (death due to malaria) | Son of Mubashir II Cousin of Yusuf IV | Aidarus | |
Idris II
| 1603 – 1660 | 1626 | 1660 (death by natural causes) | Son of Ismail I | Aidarus | |
Hafsun I
| 1611 – 1687 | 1660 | 1687 (death by natural causes) | Son of Ismail I Brother of Idris II | Aidarus | |
Mubashir III
| 1629 – 1701 | 1687 | 1701 (death by natural causes) | Son of Hafsun I | Aidarus | |
Abdullah II
| 1636 – 1721 | 1701 | 1721 (death by natural causes) | Son of Hafsun I Brother of Mubashir III | Aidarus | |
Ismail II
| 1659 – 1732 | 1721 | 1732 (death by natural causes) | Son of Abdullah II | Aidarus | |
Musa I
| 1679 – 1755 | 1732 | 1755 (death by natural causes) | Son of Ismail I | Aidarus | |
Mubashir IV
| 1704 – 1783 | 1755 | 1783 (death by natural causes) | Nephew of Musa I | Aidarus | |
Idris III
| 1746 – 1817 | 1783 | 1817 (death by natural causes) | Son of Mubashir IV | Aidarus | |
Yusuf V
| 1787 – 1834 | 1817 | 1834 (death due to appendicitis) | Son of Idris III | Aidarus |
Kingdom of Fahran
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abgar I
| 1817 – 1891 | 1834 | 1858 (death by natural causes) | Son of Yusuf III and Maria Ghorayeb | Aidarus | |
Sabah I
| 1819 – 1890 | 1858 | 1890 (death by natural causes) | Son of Yusuf III and Maria Ghorayeb Brother of Abgar I | Aidarus | |
Musa II
| 1841 – 1916 | 1890 | 1916 (death by natural causes) | Son of Abgar I Nephew of Sabah I | Aidarus | |
Salim II
| 1868 – 1944 | 1916 | 1944 (death by natural causes) | Son of Musa II and Nafissa al-Anmari | Aidarus |
Post Interregnum
| Name | Lifespan | Reign start | Reign end | Notes | Family | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ismail III
| 1957 – 1996 | 1988 | 1996 (executed) | Great Grandson of Salim II Son of Abdur-Rahman ibn Hatem | Aidarus | |
Hazea I
| 1996 – Present | 1996 | Ongoing | Daughter of Ismail III | Aidarus |