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the dynasty he created was called the "Lasi Dynasty".
The dynasty is known as the Rassid dynasty, not the “Lasi Dynasty.”
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This is not the standard historical name of the Yemeni Zaydi ruling line founded by Yahya ibn al-Husayn (al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq). Reference works identify it as the Rassid dynasty (or Rassids), not “Lasi.” Treccani’s encyclopedia says the Rassidi dynasty was founded at Sa'da in 893 and explicitly explains that the name comes from ar-Rass near Mecca. Other reference sources likewise describe al-Hadi as the ancestor or founder of the Rassid Dynasty. So the article’s name “Lasi Dynasty” is incorrect.
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- Ràssidi - Enciclopedia - Treccani
“Dinastia musulmana zaidita, fondata nell'893 d. C. a Ṣa῾da… La dinastia prende nome dalla regione di ar-Rass presso La Mecca.”
- Yaḥyá ibn al-Ḥusayn Hādī ilá al-Ḥaqq (859-910) | The National Library of Israel
The entry describes al-Hadi ila'l-Haqq Yahya as “the ancestor of the Rassid Dynasty which ruled Yemen intermittently until the North Yemen Civil War in 1962.”
brother of the late leader Hassan Houthi
Abdul-Malik al-Houthi’s slain brother was Hussein al-Houthi, not “Hassan Houthi.”
Full reasoning
This misidentifies a central figure in the Houthi movement. The U.S. Treasury states that Abdul Malik al-Houthi assumed leadership in 2004 after the death of his brother, Hussein Badredden al-Houthi. The UN Security Council’s sanctions summary for Abdulmalik al-Houthi gives the same identification. I could not find a credible source identifying a late Houthi leader named Hassan Houthi in this role; the well-documented deceased brother and predecessor is Hussein al-Houthi.
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- Treasury Sanctions Instigators of the Violent Takeover of Yemen | U.S. Department of the Treasury
“Al-Houthi assumed the leadership of Yemen’s Houthi movement in 2004 after the death of his brother, Hussein Badredden al-Houthi.”
- ABDULMALIK AL-HOUTHI | United Nations Security Council
The UN summary states that Abdulmalik al-Houthi “assumed the leadership of Yemen’s Houthi movement in 2004 after the death of his brother, Hussein Badredden al-Houthi.”