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After the embracement of Islam by the tribes which continued to live separately from each other in Yaman the governors who appointed by the first caliphs, Umayyads and Abbasids ruled Yemen. It is seen that in this period during which tribal conflicts intensely kept going and the names of caliphs were read only in Friday sermons, the Kharijites, Ismailites and Zeydites run in pursuit of power as well as small states. It can be said that after the madhhabs chose Yemen as an area of their activities, leaving the center for various reasons, they began to play a part in the social life of Yemen as an element of balance and a political actor. Apart from the political instability, intersectarian clashes at times reach at severe dimensions is seen to have a deep influence on the social life of Yemen. In fact, it can be said that the three main factors directing the political life of Yemen are tribalism, madhhabs and external political interventions. It can be said that Yemen became a shelter for the sects whose existence were under treat in the central regions and all sectarian elements which took refuge in the region made attempts to establish their sovereignty by taking support of local tribes. Naturally this situation led throughout history to power struggle in Yemen. It is seen that sectarian differentiation constitutes one aspect of this power struggle

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