Yahya ibn Surur
| Yahya ibn Surur يحيى بن سرور | |
|---|---|
| Sharif and Emir of Mecca | |
| Reign | November 1813 – May/June 1827 |
| Predecessor | Ghalib ibn Musa'id |
| Successor | Abd al-Muttalib ibn Ghalib |
| Died | c. 1838 Egypt Eyalet, Ottoman Empire |
| House |
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| Father | Surur ibn Musa'id |
Yahya ibn Surur ibn Musa‘id (Arabic: يحيى بن سرور بن مساعد, romanized: Yaḥyá ibn Surūr ibn Musā‘id; died c. 1838) was a sharif of the Zayd clan who served as Sharif and Emir of Mecca from 1813 to 1827.[1]
Muhammad Ali Pasha appointed Yahya to replace his uncle Sharif Ghalib ibn Musa'id in late Dhi al-Qi'dah 1228 AH (November 1813). The imperial firman (proclamation) and khil'ah (robe of honor) were sent from Istanbul, dated Rabi al-Awwal 1229 AH (February/March 1814).[2]
He was deposed by Muhammad Ali in Dhi al-Qi'dah 1242 AH (May/June 1827).[3] He settled in Cairo with his family and died in 1254 AH (1838/1839).[4]
Notes
[edit]- ^ de Zambaur 1927, p. 23.
- ^ Uzunçarşılı 2003, pp. 201–202.
- ^ Uzunçarşılı 2003, pp. 204–205.
- ^ Uzunçarşılı 2003, p. 207.
References
[edit]- de Zambaur, E. (1927). Manuel de généalogie et de chronologie pour l'histoire de l'Islam. Hanovre: Heinz Lafaire.
- Uzunçarşılı, İsmail Hakkı (2003). Ashrāf Makkat al-Mukarramah wa-umarāʼihā fī al-ʻahd al-ʻUthmānī أشراف مكة المكرمة وأمرائها في العهد العثماني (in Arabic). Translated by Murād, Khalīl ʻAlī (1st ed.). Beirut: al-Dār al-‘Arabīyah lil-Mawsū‘āt.