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Yemen Seferi Seferi, in 1567, the Ottoman Empire of Zeydî Imam, in the leadership of Imam Mutahhar, in order to suppress the desiredness of the Ottoman Empire in Yemen, between 1568-1570 of the Ottoman Empire.

At the end of the battle, the Ottomans took Yemen under their redeveloping.

Yemen Province

Following the appointment of Yemen from Yemen in 1565 of Mahmud Pasha to Egyptian Beylerbeyi, Mahmud Pasha was convinced the Divan on which he collects his excessive tax, Mahmud Pasha also convinced the decision that Yemen had to be divided into two because it has very large soils and blocked the possible investigation about it. Established in accordance with the decision, San'a State Murad Pasha, Zebîd-based Yemen Province was confirmed by Hasan Pasha and Rıdvan Pasha was taken from the task. Zeydî Imam Mutahhar in Yemen, who used this historical paragliding in Yemen, was asked for the people to gather forced tax in 1567.

Murad Pasha, upon the Siege of Imam Mutahhar to San, sent the reinforcement here, and this unity was reduced and folded. This time, if Murad Pasha wanted to go to San in person, his troops were scattered and captured when he pulled to Taiz (July 1567). The Castle to San was also delivered. Then Taiz Imam Mutahhar, who did not get help, went to the hands (7 October). Ali bin Şevi from Zeydîler, who went to Mutahhar, despite being a ancient Ottoman sancake, occupied Aden. After these successes, Imam Mutahhar Hasan Pasha, who was walking to Zebîd, the last important center of the Ottomans.

Campaign preparation

The Ottoman Empire against the buhrany situation revealed in Yemen warns Mecca Şeriflik. Then, in order to support the Ace Sultanship against the Kingdom of Portugal, Sumatra Seferi postponed the naval captain Kurdoğlu Speedr Reis and Suveyş Captain Mahmud Reis directed to Yemen. For the reconstruction of Ottoman domination in Yemen, Damascus Beylerbeyi Lala Mustafa Pasha was appointed as Yemen Serdari (31) December 1567).

Lala Mustafa Pasha was converted to San and Zebîd states, while the necessary soldier and the muhimmatory is absorbed from Egypt, and was converted to Yemen Province and (also known for the grave) Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha was appointed as Beylerbeyi instead of Murad Pasha killed. On the further aggravation of the situation in Yemen, Ozdemiroğlu Osman Pasha 2,000 soldiers, the necessary balls for the bird of the castle, and the order to go to Yemen with 20 kadurgala.

However, the few of the soldiers given to the command of Yemen Serdari Lala Mustafa Pasha, delayed the movement of Yemen, moved to Egypt from Damascus on 13 May 1568 with the print of Istanbul. Lala Mustafa Pasha is an Egyptian Beylerbeyi Koca Sinan Pasha, Yemen Beylerbeyi Özdemiroğlu Osman Pasha and Alexandria Captain Kurdoğlu Speedr Reis with participation in Yemen Seferi