States of the Aden Protectorates

States of the Aden Protectorates

States of the Western Aden Protectorate: Alwai - Aqrabi (Akrabi) - Awdhali (Audhali) - Bayhan (Beihan) - Dali (Dhala) - Dathina - Dubi - Fadli (Fadhli) - Hadrami - Hawshabi (Haushebi) - Lahj (Lahej) - Lower Awlaqi (Aulaqi) - Lower Yafa - Maflahi (Muflahi) - Mawsata - Shaib - Upper Awlaqi sheikh - Upper Awlaqi sultan - Upper Yafa - States of the Eastern Aden Protectorate: al-Hawra - al-Irqa - Mahra - Sayun (Kathiri of Seiyun) - Tarim - Shihr and Mukalla (Qu`aiti) - Wahidi - Wahidi Sultanate of Ba´l Haf - Wahidi Sultanate of `Azzan - Wahidi Sultanate of Ba´l Haf and `Azzan (from 1962, Wahidi Sultanate) - Wahidi Sultanate of Bi´r `Ali `Amaqin - Wahidi Sultanate of Habban -

Note: By the Government of India Act of 2 Aug 1935 (effective 1 Apr 1937), Aden was dis-annexed from British India and split into two parts (1) the Colony of Aden and the (2) Aden Protectorate. In order to administer it more effectively, the protectorate was split into a Western Aden Protectorate (headquarters: Lahej) and an Eastern Aden Protectorate (headquarters: Mukalla). Western Aden included 16 states and several subdivisions near the colony, and Eastern Aden included the Hadhramaut, Socotra, and several smaller divisions west of Muscat and Oman. Government was by individual rulers, with cooperation of the British Resident, subject to the Governor of Aden. The Residents were represented locally by British Advisers under the Advisory treaties signed from 1937 on. Rulers of the four most prominent states (Lahj, Qu`aiti, Mahra, and Fadli) were entitled to hereditary salute of 9 guns. All states were abolished in 1967 (seeAden Protectorates Map). All population numbers are estimates (the first census was taken in 1973).

States of the Western Aden Protectorate

British Political Officers in Western Aden Protectorate (at Lahej)
1 Apr 1937 - Aug 1938 Stewart Henry Perowne (b. 1901 - d. 1989) 1938 - 1939? Robert Alexander Benjamin Hamilton (b. 1903 - d. 1961) (acting)1940 - 1951 Basil William Seager (b. 1898 - d. 1977)1947 John W.T. Allen (acting for Seager) (b. 1904 - d. 1979) 1951 - 1954? Sir Gerald Kennedy Nicholas (b. 1915 - d. 1990) Trevaskis (1st time)1955 - 1959 Robin Leonard Bidwell (b. 1929 - d. 1994)
1959? - 1963 Sir Gerald Kennedy Nicholas (s.a.) Trevaskis (2nd time)1963 - 12 Nov 1967 Robin G.E. Young (b. 1926 - d. 1990)

Senior Advisers (East) (the Senior Political Advisers for Eastern Part of Western Aden Protectorate) 1937 - 19.. .... 19.. – 1963? William David Hebert-Percy (b. 1939) 1963 - Oct 1967 Ralph Hinshelwood Daly (b. 1924 - d. 2006) Senior Advisers (West)(theSenior Political Advisers for Western Part of Western Aden Protectorate) 1937 - 1938 .... 1938 - 15 Apr 1947 Peter C. Davey (b. 1914 - d. 1947) Jan 1948 - 1950/52 Nigel Groom (b. 1924 - d. 2014) af.1954 - c.1963 Ralph Hinshelwood Daly (s.a.)1963 - Dec 1963 George Henderson (b. 1921 - d. 1963) Dec 1963 - 1967 ....

`Alawi

Capital: Al-Qasha´

Population: 1,500 (1961)

17..                       `Alawi Sheikhdom (al-Mashyakha al-`Alawiyya), subject to Dali`.
1839           Independent from Dali`. 1895                       British protectorate.
1923 - 1928          Occupied by Yemen (Sana). 28 Aug 1967                Sheikhdom abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-`Alawiyya)
1800 - 1839                Sha'if al-`Alawi
1839 - 18..                Hilal ibn Sha´if al-`Alawi
18.. - Mar 1875            Sha´if ibn Sha´if al-`Alawi
1875 - 1892                Sa`id ibn Salih al-`Alawi
1892 - Apr 1898            Sha´if ibn Sa`id al-`Alawi
1898                       al-Husayn ibn Salih al-`Alawi
1898 - Jul 1920            `Ali ibn Nasir al-`Alawi
1920 - 1925                `Abd al-Nabi ibn `Ali al-`Alawi
1925 - 1940                Muhsin ibn `Ali al-`Alawi
1940 - 28 Aug 1967         Salih ibn Sayil al-`Alawi

`Aqrabi (Akrabi)

Capital: Bir Ahmad

Population: 1,000 (1946)

17..                       `Aqrabi Sheikhdom (al-Mashyakha al-`Aqrabiyya)
1888                       British protectorate.
1915 - 1918    Under Ottoman occupation. 28 Aug 1967                Sheikhdom abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-`Aqrabiyya)
1770 - 1833                al-Mahdi ibn `Ali al-`Aqrabi
1833 - 1858                Haydara ibn al-Mahdi al-`Aqrabi
1858 - 8 Mar 1905         `Abd Allah ibn Haydara al-`Aqrabi
1905 - 1940                al-Fadl ibn `Abd Allah al-`Aqrabi
1940 - 1957                Muhammad ibn al-Fadl al-`Aqrabi
1957 - 28 Aug 1967         Mahmud ibn Muhammad al-`Aqrabi

`Awdhali (Audhali)

Capital: Lawdar
(Zarah c.1942)

Population: 15,000 (1961)

17..                       al-`Awdhali Sultanate (al-Saltana al-`Awdhaliyya)
1914                       British protectorate.
1952           Advisory treaty with the British. 27 Aug 1967                Sultanate abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan al-Saltana al-`Awdhaliyya)
c.1750 - 1780              Salih al-`Awdhali Ibn al-Awsaji
c.1780 - 1820              Ja`bil ibn Salih al-`Awdhali ibn al-Awsaji
c.1820 - 1870              Ahmad ibn Salih al-`Awdhali ibn al-Awsaji
1870 - 1890                Muhammad ibn Ahmad al-`Awdhali ibn al-Awsaji
1890 - 1900                Hamid ibn Ja`bil al-`Awdhali ibn al-Awsaji
1900 - 3 Sep 1928         al-Qasim ibn Hamid al-`Awdhali ibn al-Awsaji
1928 - 27 Aug 1967         Salih ibn al-Husayn ibn Ja`bil      (b. c.1921) al-`Awdhali ibn al-Awsaji1928 - bf.1942             Muhammad ibn Ja`bil al-`Awdhali                              al-Awsaji -Regent

Lower `Awlaqi (Aulaqi)

to 9 Sep1967

Capital: Ahwar

Population: 14,000 (1960)

17..                       Lower `Awlaqi Sultanate (al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-Sufla)
1888                       British protectorate.
1944               Advisory treaty with the British. 9 Sep 1967                Sultanate abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-Sufla)
.... - ....                `Ali ibn Munassar al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                al-Mahdi ibn `Ali al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                `Ali ibn al-Mahdi al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                `Abd Allah ibn `Ali al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                Nasir ibn Abi Bakr al-`Awlaqi
1855? - Jul 1863           Munassar ibn Abi Bakr al-`Awlaqi
1863 - 1892                Abu Bakr ibn `Abd Allah al-`Awlaqi
1892 - 1900                Salih ibn `Ali al-`Awlaqi
1900 - 5 Dec 1902         `Ali ibn Munassar al-`Awlaqi
6 Dec 1902 - 1912         Nasir ibn Abi Bakr al-`Awlaqi
1912 - 1924                Abu Bakr ibn Nasir al-`Awlaqi
1924 - Apr 1930            Munassar ibn `Ali al-`Awlaqi
1930 - 1947                `Aydarus ibn `Ali al-`Awlaqi        (d. 1947)1947 - 9 Sep 1967         Nasir ibn `Aydarus al-`Awlaqi c.1960       Abu Bakr ibn Ahmad al-‘Awlaqi -Regent

Upper `Awlaqi Sheikhdom

Capital: As-Sa´id
(Yashbum c.1946)

Population: 12,000 (1960)

17..                       Upper `Awlaqi Sheikhdom (al-Mashyakha al-`Awlaqiyya al-`Ulya)
1903                       British protectorate.
1952         Advisory treaty with the British. 27 Oct 1967                Sheikhdom abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-`Awlaqiyya al-`Ulya)
.... - ....                Amir Daha
.... - ....                Amir Yaslam ibn Daha
.... - ....                Amir `Ali ibn Yaslam
.... - ....                Amir `Amm Dayb ibn `Ali al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                Amir Ruways ibn `Amm Dayb al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                Amir Nasir ibn Ruways al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
1871? - 2 Jun 1883        Amir Farid ibn Nasir al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
1883 - 1890                Amir Ruways ibn Farid al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
1890 - Jul 1902            Amir `Amm Rassas ibn Farid al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
1902 - 1959                Amir Muhsin ibn Farid al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
1959 - 27 Oct 1967         Amir `Abd Allah ibn Muhsin al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi

Upper `Awlaqi Sultanate

Capital: Nisab

Population: 19,000 (1960)

17..                       Upper `Awlaqi Sultanate (al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-`Ulya)
1904                       British protectorate.
1952                       Advisory treaty with the British. 29 Nov 1967                Sultanate abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-`Ulya)
.... - ....                Munassar
.... - ....                Farid ibn Munassar
.... - 1862                `Abd Allah ibn Farid
1862 - Sep 1879            `Awad ibn `Abd Allah
1879 - 11 Dec 1887         `Abd Allah ibn `Awad
Dec 1887 - 1935            Salih ibn `Abd Allah al-`Awlaqi
1935 - 29 Nov 1967         `Awad ibn Salih al-`Awlaqi          (d. 1967/68)

Bayhan (Beihan)

to 28 Aug 1967

Capital: Bayhan al-Qisab
(An-Nuqub c.1946)

Population: 28,000 (1960)

16.. Emirate of Bayhan (Amirat Bayhan). 1903 British protectorate. 1944 Advisory treaty with the British. 28 Aug 1967 Emirate abolished.

Emirs (title Amir Bayhan)
c.1750 - 1800              Sharif al-Husayn ibn Qays al-Hashimi
c.1800 - 1820              Suqbil ibn al-Husayn Abu al-Qaysi al-Hashimi
.... - ....                Sharif al-Barak ibn `Abil
.... - 1903                Sharif Muhsin ibn al-Barak al-`Abilial-`Abili al-Hashimi
1903 - 1935                Sharif Ahmad ibn Muhsin al-`Abili
                             al-`Abili al-Hashimi
1935 - 28 Aug 1967         Sharif Salih ibn al-Husayn al-`Abili     (b. 1935 - d. 2010)
                             al-`Abili al-Hashimi 1935 - 28 Aug 1967       Sharif Husain bin Ahmad bin Muhsin                              al-`Abili al-Hashimi -Regent

Dali` (Dhala’)

to 17 Aug 1967

Capital: Dhala´

Population: 27,000 (1960)

17.. Emirate of Dali` (Amirat Dali`), also known as Amiri State.
1873 - 1878 Under Ottoman occupation. 1880 Informal British protection. 1904 British protectorate (also Qutaibi Sheikhdom made a British protectorate and placed under Dali`). 1915 - 1918 Under Ottoman occupation. 1919 - 1928 Occupied by Yemen (Sana). 1944 Advisory treaty with the British. 17 Aug 1967 Emirate abolished.

Emirs (title Amir Dali`)
.... - ....                Shafa`ul al-`Amiri
.... - ....                Ahmad ibn Shafa`ul al-`Amiri
.... - ....                al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-`Amiri
.... - ....                `Abd al-Hadi ibn al-Hasan al-`Amiri
1839?                      Musa`id ibn al-Hasan al-`Amiri
.... - Jan 1872            Shafa`ul ibn `Abd al-Hadi al-`Amiri
Apr 1872 - 1873            `Ali ibn Muqbil al-`Amiri (1st time)
1873 - Dec 1873           Muhammad ibn Musa`id al-`Amiri
Jan 1874 - Apr 1874        `Ali ibn Muqbil al-`Amiri (2nd time)
Apr 1874 - Mar 1878        `Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-`Amiri
Mar 1878 - 10 Sep 1886     `Ali ibn Muqbil al-`Amiri (2nd time)
Sep 1886 - 22 Dec 1911     Sha´if ibn Sayf al-`Amiri
Dec 1911 - 1920            Nasir ibn Sha'if al-`Amiri (1st time)
1920 - 1928                Haydara ibn Nasir al-`Amiri
Jul 1928 - 1947            Nasir ibn Sha'if al-`Amiri (2nd time)
1947 - 1954                `Ali ibn `Ali al-`Amiri
1954 - 17 Aug 1967         Shafa`ul ibn `Ali al-`Amiri

Dathina

Capital: Mudiyah

Population: 12,000 (1967)

Constitution
(1962)

1947 State of Dathina (Dawlat al-Dathina), the local sheikhs ceased to be tributaries of Upper ‘Awlaqi Sultanate.
14 Aug 1967 State abolished.

Chairmen of the Council of State (title Na'ib, Ra'is Majlis al-Dawla)(for one-year terms)
1947 – af.1960 Majlis (the council of sheikhs) c.1962 al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Jabiri (1st time) 1965 - af.6 Apr 1966 al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Jabiri (2nd time)
1966 - 14 Aug 1967 `Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaya

Fadli (Fadhli)


to 27 Aug 1967


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Capital: Zinjibar
(Shuqra´ to 1962)

Population: 55,000 (1960)

16..                       Fadli Sultanate (al-Saltana al-Fadliyya)
1867           Informal British protection. 1888                       British protectorate.
1915 - 1918    Ottoman ally. 1944               Advisory treaty with the British. 27 Aug 1967                Sultanate abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan al-Saltana al-Fadliyya)
16.. - 1670                `Uthman
1670 - 1700                al-Fadl ibn `Uthman
1700 - 1730                Ahmad ibn al-Fadl
1730 - 1760                `Abd Allah ibn Ahmad al-Fadli
1760 - 1789                 Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah al-Fadli
1789 - 1805                `Abd Allah
1805 - 1819                Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah al-Fadli
1819 - 1828                `Abd Allah ibn Ahmad al-Fadli
1828 - 3 Feb 1870         Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah al-Fadli
Feb 1870 - 23 Aug 1877     Haydara ibn Ahmad al-Fadli
1877                       al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Fadli (1st time)
1877 - Mar 1907            Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Fadli
1907 - 1924                al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Fadli (2nd time)
1924 - 31 Mar 1927         `Abd al-Qadir ibn Ahmad al-Fadli
1927 - 1929                `Abd Allah ibn al-Husayn al-Fadli
21 May 1929 - 1933         al-Fadl ibn al-Husayn al-Fadli
1933 - 1936                `Abd al-Karim al-Fadli
1936 - 1941                Salih ibn al-Fadl al-Fadli
1941 - 21 Dec 1962         `Abd Allah ibn `Uthman al-Fadli
21 Dec 1962 - 9 Jul 1964 Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah al-Fadli
10 Jul 1964 - 27 Aug 1967 Nasir ibn `Abd Allah al-Fadli

Hawshabi (Haushebi)

Capital: Musaymir

Population: 3,100 (1960)

17..                       Hawshabi Sultanate (al-Saltana al-Hawshabiyya)
                             (also referred to as Musaymir).
1895                 British protectorate. 1915 - 1918          Ottoman ally. 1944               Advisory treaty with the British. Aug 1967              Sultanate abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan al-Saltana al-Hawshabiyya)
c.1730                     al-Fajjar al-Hawshabi
c.1800                     Sultan al-Hawshabi
1839? - 1 Jun 1858        Mani` ibn Sallam al-Hawshabi
1858 - 1863                `Ubayd ibn Yahya al-Hawshabi
1863 - 4 May 1886         `Ali ibn Mani` (I)al-Hawshabi
1886 - 1894                Muhsin ibn `Ali (I) al-Hawshabi
                             (1st time)
1894 - 1895                al-Fadl ibn `Ali (usurper)
6 Mar 1895 - 28 Sep 1904 Muhsin ibn `Ali (I) al-Hawshabi
                             (2nd time)
1904 - Aug 1922            `Ali ibn Mani` (II) al-Hawshabi
1922 - 19..                Muhsin ibn `Ali (II) al-Hawshabi
c.1941                   as-Surur ibn Muhammad al-Hawshabi
bf.1947 - 1955             Muhammad ibn as-Surur al-Hawshabi (d. 1955)
1955 - Aug 1967            Faysal ibn as-Surur al-Hawshabi

Lahj (Lahej)

to 13 Aug 1967

Capital: Lahj al-Hauta

Population: 50,000 (1960)

1728 Sultanate of Lahj (Saltanat Lahj), also known as Abdali State.
1873 British protectorate. 1915 - 1918 Under Ottoman occupation. 1919 Subayhi Sheikhdoms (British protectorate from 1889) under suzerainty of Lahj. 1944 Advisory treaty with the British. 13 Aug 1967 Sultanate abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan Lahj)
1728 - 1742                al-Fadl I ibn `Ali al-Sallami al-`Abdali
1742 - 1753                `Abd al-Karim I ibn al-Fadl al-`Abdali
1753 - 1775                `Abd al-Hadi ibn `Abd al-Karim al-`Abdali
1775 - 1791                al-Fadl II ibn `Abd al-Karim al-`Abdali
1791 - 1827                Ahmad I ibn `Abd al-Karim al-`Abdali
1827 - Nov 1839            Muhsin ibn al-Fadl al-`Abdali (1st time)
Nov 1839 - Dec 1839        Ahmad II ibn Muhsin al-`Abdali (1st time)
Dec 1839 - Aug 1846        Muhsin ibn al-Fadl al-`Abdali (2nd time)
11 Aug 1846 - Sep 1846     Sayyid Isma`il ibn al-Hasan
                            al-Husayni (usurper)
Sep 1846 - 30 Nov 1847     Muhsin ibn al-Fadl al-`Abdali (3rd time)
Dec 1847 - 20 Jan 1849     Ahmad II ibn Muhsin al-`Abdali (2nd time)
Mar 1849 - 7 Apr 1863      `Ali I ibn Muhsin al-`Abdali
Apr 1863 - 1863            al-Fadl III ibn `Ali al-`Abdali (1st time)
1863 - 5 Jul 1874         al-Fadl IV ibn Muhsin al-`Abdali
5 Jul 1874 - 27 Apr 1898 al-Fadl III ibn `Ali al-`Abdali (2nd time)
29 Apr 1898 - Mar 1914     Ahmad III ibn al-Fadl al-`Abdalib (d. 1914)
                             (from 9 Nov 1901, SirAhmad III                              ibn al-Fadl al-`Abdali) Mar 1914 - 1915 `Ali II ibn Ahmad al-`Abdali
                             (from 8 Oct 1914, Sir`Ali II ibn                              Ahmad al-`Abdali) 14 Dec 1915 - 18 Jun 1947 `Abd al-Karim II ibn al-Fadl        (d. 1947) al-`Abdali (from 1 Feb 1918, Sir
                           `Abd al-Karim II ibn al-Fadl al-`Abdali)
18 Jun 1947 - 21 May 1952 al-Fadl V ibn `Abd al-Karim al-`Abdali
4 Jun 1952 - 10 Jul 1958 `Ali III ibn `Abd al-Karim al-`Abdali (from 1 Jan 1955, Sir (b. 1923 - d. 2016) `Ali III ibn `Abd al-Karimal-`Abdali) 10 Jul 1958 - 13 Aug 1967   al-Fadl VI ibn `Ali al-`Abdali
                              (acting with style Na'ib to 8 Dec 1958)

Presidents of the State Council (chief ministers) 1951 - 1958 Sayyid Muhammad ‘Ali al-Jifri SAL 1958 - 1967 .... Party abbreviation: SAL = South Arabian League (Arab nationalist, pro-independence, right-wing, 1951-1967)

Maflahi (Muflahi)

Capital: al-Maflahi
(al-Jurba c.1946)

Population: N/A

1850 Maflahi Sheikhdom (al-Mashyakha al-Maflahiyya), a part (section) of Upper Yafa.
1963 Independent from Upper Yafa. 13 Aug 1967 Sheikhdom abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-Maflahiyya)
1850 - 1885                al-Qasim al-Sakkaf
1885 - 1920                `Abd al-Rahman ibn al-Qasim al-Sakkaf
1920 - 12 Aug 1967         al-Qasim ibn `Abd al-Rahman (d. 1967)

Sha`ib

Capital: Awabil
(Bakhal c.1946)

Population: 5,000 (1960)

17.. Sheikhdom of Sha`ib (Mashyakhat Sha`ib), a part (section) of Upper Yafa. 1919 - 1928 Occupied by Yemen (Sana). 1934 Independent from Upper Yafa. Aug 1967 Sheikhdom abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh Sha`ib)
c.1850 - 1880              Mani` al-Saqladi
1880 - 1915                `Ali ibn Mani` al-Saqladi
1915 - 1935                Mutahhar ibn Mani` al-Saqladi
1935 - 1948                Muhammad ibn Muqbil al-Saqladi
Aug 1948 - 1954            Kassem ibn Mused ibn Ali al-Saqladi
1955 - 30 Mar 1963         Yahya ibn Muhammad al-Saqladi
1963 - 7 Jul 1965         Nashir ibn `Abd Allah al-Saqladi (d. 1965)
10 Jul 1965 - Aug 1967     Yahya ibn Mutahhar al-Saqladi    (d. 2001)

Lower Yafa`


.... - ....


.... - 28 Aug 1967

Capital: Ja´ar
(al-Qara c.1946)

Population: 35,000 (1967)

16..                       Sultanate of Lower Yafa` (Saltanat Yafa` Bani `Afif-
                             literally Yafa` of the Banu `Afif)(referred to as "Yafa").
1895                       British protectorate.
1944         Advisory treaty with the British. 28 Aug 1967                Sultanate abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan Yafa` Bani `Afif)
1681 - c.1700              `Afif
c.1700 - 1720              Qahtan ibn `Afif
c.1720 - 1740              Sayf ibn Qahtan al-`Afifi
c.1740 - 1760              Ma`awda ibn Sayf al-`Afifi
c.1760 - 1780              Ghalib ibn Ma`awda al-`Afifi
c.1780 - 1800              `Abd al-Karim ibn Ghalib al-`Afifi
c.1800 - 14 Dec 1841       `Ali ibn Ghalib al-`Afifi            (b. 1726 - d. 1841)
Dec 1841 - 28 Sep 1873     Ahmad ibn `Ali al-`Afifi
1873 - 26 May 1885         `Ali ibn Ahmad al-`Afifi
May 1885 - 19 Jul 1891     Muhsin ibn Ahmad al-`Afifi
1891 - 27 Jun 1893         Ahmad ibn `Ali al-`Afifi
1893 - 4 Jan 1899         Abu Bakr ibn Sha'if al-`Afifi
1899 - Jan/Feb 1916        `Abd Allah ibn Muhsin al-`Afifi
1916 - 1925                Muhsin ibn `Ali al-`Afifi
1925 - 28 Jan 1960         `Aydarus ibn Muhsin al-`Afifi        (b. 1886 - d. 1960)
25 Feb 1960 - 28 Aug 1967 Mahmud ibn `Aydarus al-`Afifi    (b. 1949 - d. 1972)
                             (de facto from 10 Feb 1959) 1960 – 196.      Haydara ibn Mansur -Regent

Upper Yafa`


.... - ....


... - 2 Sep 1967

Capital: Mahjaba

Population: 35,000 (1967)

17..                       Sheikhdom of Upper Yafa` (Mashyakhat Yafa` al-Sufla)
                             (Yafa` al-Sufla - literally Lower Yafa`).
c.1800                     Sultanate of Upper Yafa` (Saltanat Yafa` al-Sufla), included    several subdivisions (sections), as of 1930: Al-Bu’si, Daudi,    Dubi, Hadrami, Maflahi, Mawsata, Sha`ib.
1903                       British protectorate.
2 Sep 1967                 Sultanate of Upper Yafa` abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh Yafa` al-Sufla)
c.1730 - 1735              `Ali ibn Ahmad ibn Harhara
c.1735 - 1750              Ahmad ibn `Ali Al Harhara
c.1750 - 1780              Salih ibn Ahmad Al Harhara
c.1780 - 1800              `Umar ibn Salih Al Harhara
Sultans (title Sultan Yafa` al-Sufla)
c.1800 - 1810               Qahtan ibn `Umar ibn Salih Al Harhara
c.1810 - 1815               `Umar ibn Qahtan ibn `Umar Al Harhara
c.1815 - 1840               Qahtan ibn `Umar ibn Qahtan Al Harhara
c.1840 - 1866               `Abd Allah ibn Nasir ibn Salih Al Harhara
1866 - 1875                 al-Husayn ibn Abi Bakr ibn Qahtan Al Harhara
1875 - 28 Apr 1895          Muhammad ibn `Ali ibn Salih ibn Ahmad Al Harhara
1895 - 1903                 Qahtan ibn `Umar ibn al-Husayn Al Harhara
4 Dec 1903 - 1913          Salih ibn `Umar ibn al-Husayn Al Harhara (1st time)
1913 - 1919                 `Umar ibn Qahtan ibn `Umar Al Harhara
1919 - 1927                 Salih ibn `Umar ibn al-Husayn Al Harhara (2nd time)
1927 - 2 Sep 1967          Muhammad ibn Salih ibn `Umar    (d. 1967/68) Al Harhara

Dubi (Dhubi)

Capital: Dhi Sura

Population: N/A

17.. Sheikhdom of Dubi (al-Mashyakha al-Dubiyya), a part (section) of Upper Yafa.
1967 Sheikhdom abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-Dubiyya)
c.1750 - 1780              Muhammad
c.1780 - 1810              Jabir ibn Muhammad
c.1810 - 1840              `Atif ibn Jabir
c.1840 - 1870              Ahmad ibn `Atif
c.1870 - 1900              Salih ibn Ahmad ibn `Atif Jabir
1900 - 1915                Muhammad ibn Muthana ibn `Atif Jabir
                           - together with -
1900 - 1915                `Umar ibn Muthana ibn `Atif Jabir
                           - later jointly with -
1915 - 1946                Salim ibn Salih ibn `Atif Jabir
1946 - 1967                `Abd al-Rahman ibn Salih bf.1960 - af.1966      Salih ibn Salim -Regent

Hadrami

Capital: Ash-Shibr

Population: N/A

1820 Hadrami Sheikhdom (al-Mashyakha al-Hadramiyya), a part (section) of Upper Yafa.
1967 Sheikhdom abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-Hadramiyya)
1820 - 1850                Ghalib al-Hadrami
1850 - 1870                Muhammad ibn Ghalib al-Hadrami
1870 - 1900                Muhsin ibn Ghalib al-Hadrami
1900 - 1915                Muhsin ibn Muhsin al-Hadrami
1915 - 1945                Nasi ibn Muhsin al-Hadrami
1945 - 1958                Muhammad ibn Muhsin al Hadrami
1959                       `Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Hadrami
1959 - 1967                `Abd al-Qawi ibn Muhammad al-Hadramia

Mawsata

Capital: al-Qudma

Population: N/A

1780                       State of Mawsata (Dawlat Mawsata), a part (section) of Upper    Yafa.
1860                       Divided into two lineages.
Jun 1967                   State abolished.

Rulers (title Naqib)
1780 - 1810                al-Qasim Al Harhara
1810 - 1840                `Ali ibn al-Qasim Al Harhara
1840 - 1860                `Askar ibn `Ali Al Harhara
- Lineage 1 -
1860 - 1907                `Ali ibn `Askar Al Harhara
1907 - 1940                Naji ibn `Ali ibn `Askar Al Harhara
1940 - Jan 1963            Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr ibn `Ali Al Harhara
Feb 1963 - Jun 1967        `Aydarus ibn Ahmad Al Harhara
- Lineage 2 -
1860 - 1920                Muhsin ibn `Askar Al Harhara
1920 - 1946                Muhammad ibn Muhsin ibn `Askar Al Harhara
1946 - 1959                al-Husayn ibn Salih ibn Muhsin Al Harhara
1959 - 1967       Salih ibn al-Husayn ibn Salih Al Harhara

States of the Eastern Aden Protectorate

British Political Officers in Eastern Aden Protectorate (Resident Advisers at Mukalla,Hadhramaut)1937 - 1940 William Harold Ingrams (1st time) (b. 1897 - d. 1973) 1940 - 1942 George Andrew Joy (b. 1896 - d. 1974) 1942 - 1944 William Harold Ingrams (2nd time) (s.a.) 1944 - 1945 Vincent Goncalves Glenday (b. 1891 - d. 1970) 1945 - 1949 Charles Henry J. Sheppard (b. 1897 - d. ....) 1949 - 1958 John Edmund Hugh Boustead (b. 1895 - d. 1980) 1958 - 1960 Alastair James McIntosh (b. 1913 - d. 1973) 1960 - 1964 Arthur F. Watts (b. 1916 - d. 2005) 1964 - 1966 Vincent Edward Frederick Eyre (b. 1914 - d. 2007) 1966 - 1967 James Norrie Ellis (b. 1926 - d. 2000) 1967 Michael Armstrong Crouch (b. 1935 - d. 2013)

al-Hawra

Capital: al-Hawra

Population: 300 (1946)

18.. Sheikhdom of al-Hawra (Mashyakhat al-Hawra) 1888 British protectorate. 1951? Incorporated into Wahidi Ba’l Haf.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-Hawra)
1858? - 6 May 1895        `Abd Allah ibn Muhammad Ba Shahid
1895 - Feb 1896            Sa`if ibn `Abd Allah Ba Shahid
Feb 1896 - 1 Mar 1900     Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah Ba Shahid
Mar 1900 - 6 Oct 1917     Salih ibn `Awad Ba Shahid
                             (interrupted in May 1904)
Oct 1917 - 1951            Awad ibn Salih Ba Shahid

al-`Irqa

Capital: al-`Irqa

Population: 800 (1946)

18.. Sheikhdom of al-`Irqa (Mashyakhat al-`Irqa)
1888 British protectorate. 1951? Incorporated into Wahidi Ba’l Haf.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-`Irqa)
.... - 2 Jan 1901         `Awad ibn Muhammad Ba Das
1901 - 193.                Ahmad ibn `Awad Ba Das al-Dhi’ebi
bf.1949 - 1951             Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah ibn `Abd Allah ibn `Awad Ba Das al-Dhi’ebi

Mahra (Qishn and Socotra)


18th cent. - ...


.... - 16 Oct 1967

Capital: Tamrida
(Qishn to c.1890)

Population: 30,000 (1960)

1506 - 1512 Socotra Island occupied by Portugal (Socotorá).1549 Mahri Sultanate of Qishn and Suqutra (Quisn and Socotra).1876 Informal British protection.23 Apr 1886 British protectorate. 1954 Advisory treaty with the British. 16 Oct 1967 Sultanate abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan al-Dawla al-Mahriyya [Sultan Qishn wa Suqutra])c.1750 - 1780 `Afrar al-Mahric.1780 - 1800 Taw`ari ibn `Afrar al-Mahric.1800 - 1820 Sa`d ibn Taw`ari Ibn `Afrar al-Mahric.1834 Sultan ibn `Amr (on Suqutra)c.1834 Ahmad ibn Sultan (at Qishn)1835 - 1845 `Amr ibn Sa`d ibn Taw`arial-`Afrar al-Mahri1845 - 18.. Taw`ari ibn `Ali`Afrar al-Mahri18.. - 18.. Ahmad ibn Sa`d`Afrar al-Mahri18.. - 18.. `Abd Allah ibn Sa`dAfrar al-Mahri18.. - 18.. `Abd Allah ibn Salim`Afrar al-Mahri1875? - 1907 `Ali ibn `Abd Allah`Afrar al-Mahri1907 - af. 1928 `Abd Allah ibn `Isa al-`Afrar al-Mahribf.1946 - Feb 1952 Ahmad ibn `Abd Allah al-`Afrar al-MahriFeb 1952 - 16 Oct 1967 `Isa ibn `Ali ibn Salim al-`Afrar (d. 1976) al-Mahri

Socotra

1506 - 1512 Socotra Island occupied by Portugal (Socotorá).Jan 1834 - 1834 British East Indian Company occupation.

Portuguese Governors
1506 - 1509? António de Noronha
1509 - 1512 Pêro Ferreira Fogaça British commander Jan 1834 - 1835 James Raymomd Wellsted (b. 1805 - d. 1842)

Say´un (Kathiri of Seiyun)

bf.1917 - 2 Oct 1967

Capital: Say´un (Seiyun)

Population: 66,000 (1960)

14.. Kathiri Sultanate at Shibam and Seiyun. c.1717 - 1847 Seiyun under al-Dhubi sultans. 1803 - 1858 Kathiri rule restored in Shibam. 1847 Kathiri Sultanate of Say´un (Saltanat Say'un al-Kathiriyya). 1873 Recognized Ottoman suzerainty. 1918 British protectorate. 1939 Advisory treaty with the British.
2 Oct 1967 Abolished.

Sultans in Shibam1803 - 1808          Ja`far ibn`Ali al-Kathiri       (d. 1808) 1809 - 1825               `Umar ibn Ja`far al-Kathiri 182. - 1858          Mansur ibn ‘Umar al-Kathiri (d. 1858)Sultans (title Sultan Say'un a-Kathiri)
1847 - Oct 1870            Ghalib ibn Muhsin Al Kathiri           (b. 1808 – d. 1870)
Oct 1870 - May 1929        al-Mansur ibn Ghalib Al Kathiri    (d. 1929)
May 1929 - 1938            `Ali ibn al-Mansur Al Kathiri          (d. 1938)
1938 - 24 Apr 1949         Ja`far ibn al-Mansur Al Kathiri    (d. 1949)
Apr 1949 - 2 Oct 1967 al-Husayn ibn `Ali Al Kathiri

Tarim

Capital: Tarim

Population: N/A

1224                       Tarim is capital of Banu'l-Yamani Emirs of Hadramaut.
16th cent.                 Under the Kathiri Sultans at Shibam and Seiyun.
c.1717 - 1847              Kathiri rule interrupted by al-Gharama and related sultans.1916                      Sultanate of Tarim (Saltanat Tarim), a subdivision of Say´un. 1945                       Incorporated into Say´un.

Sultans (title Saltan Tarim) 1916 - 1924 Muhsin ibn Ghalib al-Kathiri (d. 1924) 1924 - Mar 1945 `Abd Allah ibn Muhsin al-Kathiri - jointly with - 1924 - Mar 1945 Muhammad ibn Muhsin al-Kathiri

Shihr and Mukalla (Qu`aiti)


1881 - 2 Oct 1939


2 Oct 1939 - 17 Sep 1967

Capital: al-Mukalla
(ash-Shihr to 1910)

Population: 230,000 (1960)

Text of Anthem

1707           Mukalla taken by al-Kasadi from al-Kathiri. 1752           Shihr under rule of al-Burayki. 1858           Qu`aiti polity founded at Shibam. Nov 1866 - May 1867        ash-Shihr occupied by Al Kathiri.
10 Nov 1881                Qu`aiti annexed the Mukalla state, ash-Shihr and al-Mukalla                              states joined.
1882           Informal British protection. 1888                       al-Shihr and al-Mukalla a British protectorate.
1902                       Qu`aiti Sultanate of ash-Shihr and al-Mukalla
                             (Saltanat ash-Shihr wa al-Mukalla al-Qu`aytiyya).
1937           Advisory treaty with the British. 1953           Qu`aiti State in Hadhramauth, adopted as official name. 17 Sep 1967                Sultanate abolished.

ash-Shihr

Rulers (title Wali)
1752 - 1800                .... Al Burayk
1800 - 1830                Naji` Al Burayk
1842 - Nov 1866            `Ali ibn Naji` Al Burayk
Nov 1866 - May 1867        occupied by Al Kathir
Rulers (title Hakim, Jama`dar)
1867 - 10 Nov 1881         `Abd Allah ibn `Umar ibn `Awad al-Qu`ayti (d. 1888)                            + `Awad ibn `Umar ibn `Awad al-Qu`ayti    (d. 1910)                               (from 1858 in Shibam)

al-Mukalla

Rulers (title Naqib)
1707 - 1740                Ahmad ibn Salim al-Kasadi
1740 - 1770                Salim ibn Ahmad al-Kasadi
1770 - 1800                Salih ibn Salim al-Kasadi
1800 - Aug 1842            `Abd al-Rabb ibn Salih al-Kasadi
Aug 1842 - 26 Apr 1851     Muhammad ibn `Abd al-Habib al-Kasadi
1851 - 11 May 1873         Salih ibn Muhammad al-Kasadi             (d. 1873)
1873 - 10 Nov 1881         `Umar ibn Salih al-Kasadi    (d. af.1886)

Ghayl

1866 State of Ghayl Ba Wazir (Ghayl Ba Wazir), previously part of Shihr.
1879 Annexed to Qu`aiti state of Shihr.

Rulers (titles Hakim and Jama`dar)
1863 – 1868 `Abd Allah ibn`Ali al-`Awlaqi (d. 1868) 1868 – 1879 Muhsin ibn`Abd Allah al-`Awlaqi

Shihr and Mukalla (Qu`aiti)


1881 - 2 Oct 1939


2 Oct 1939 - 17 Sep 1967

Rulers (titles Hakim, Jama`dar)
10 Nov 1881 - 25 Nov 1888 `Abd Allah ibn `Umar ibn `Awad       (d. 1888)
                            al-Qu`ayti    - jointly with -
10 Nov 1881 - 1902         `Awad ibn `Umar ibn `Awad al-Qu`ayti (d. 1910)
1888 - 189.          Munassar ibn `Abd Allah al-Qu`ayti   (d. af.1904)              (in opposition in Shibam, claimed to be joint ruler)Sultans (titles Sultan ash-Shihr wa al-Mukalla al-Qu`ayti, Sultan Nawaz Jang)
1902 - Dec 1910            `Awad ibn `Umar ibn `Awad al-Qu`ayti (s.a.)
Dec 1910 - Jun 1922        Ghalib I ibn `Awad al-Qu`ayti        (d. 1922)
Jun 1922 - 6 Mar 1936     `Umar ibn `Awad al-Qu`ayti           (d. 1936)
6 Mar 1936 - 27 May 1956 Salih ibn Ghalib al-Qu`ayti          (b. 1884 - d. 1956)                              (from 1940, Sir Salih ibn Ghalib al-Qu`ayti) 27 May 1956 - 10 Oct 1966 `Awad ibn Salih al-Qu`ayti           (b. 1912 - d. 1966)
10 Oct 1966 - 17 Sep 1967 Ghalib II ibn `Awad al-Qu`ayti       (b. 1948)

State Secretaries, Chairmen of the State Council (chief ministers) 1939 - 19.. .... bf.1945 - 1950 Sheikh Sayf ibn`Ali al-Bu´ali 1950 - 1957 Sheikh al-Qaddal ibn Sa´id al-Qaddal (b. 1903 - d. 1975) 1957 - 1964 Jehan Khan 1964 - 1967 Sayyid Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-`Attas

British Resident Advisers in Hadhramaut (atMukalla)
1937 - 1967 theBritish Political Officers in Eastern Aden Protectorate

Wahidi

16..                       Wahidi Sultanate (Saltanat al-Wahidiyya)
1830                       Split into four states:
                           - Wahidi Sultanate of Ba´l Haf (Saltanat Ba al-Haf al-Wahidiyya)
                           - Wahidi Sultanate of `Azzan (Saltanat `Azzan al-Wahidiyya)
                           - Wahidi Sultanate of Bi´r `Ali `Amaqin
                             (Saltanat Bi'r `Ali `Amaquin al-Wahidiyya)
                           - Wahidi Sultanate of Habban (Saltanat Habban al-Wahidiyya)
4 May 1881                Ba´l Haf, `Azzan and Habban joined (in 1885, Habban is restored                              as a subdivision of Ba´l Haf).
1888                       Ba´l Haf and `Azzan (including Habban), and Bi´r`Ali Amaqin    British protectorates.
1949         Advisory treaty of Ba’l Haf with the British. 23 Oct 1962                Joint sultanate renamed Wahidi Sultanate (al-Saltana al-Wahidiyya);
                             Bi´r `Ali and Habban remain subordinate sultanates (subdivisions).
Oct 1967                  All states are abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan al-Wahidi)
c.1640 - 1670              Salih ibn Nasir al-Wahidi
c.1670 - 1706              al-Hadi ibn Salih al-Wahidi
1706 - 1766                al-Hasan ibn al-Hadi al-Wahidi
1766 - 1771                al-Husayn ibn al-Hasan al-Wahidi
1771 - 1771                Sa`id ibn al-Hasan al-Wahidi
1771 - 1810                Ahmad ibn al-Hadi al-Wahidi
1810 - 1830                `Abd Allah ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi

Wahidi Sultanate of Ba´l Haf

Sultans (title Sultan Ba al-Haf al-Wahidi) .... - .... Nasir ibn `Abd Allah.... - .... Ahmad ibn Nasir.... - .... Muhsin ibn `Ali.... - .... al-Husayn ibn `Abd Allah.... - .... `Abd Allah ibn al-Husayn.... - 1877 Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Wahidi1877 - 1881 Salih ibn Ahmad1881 - 4 May 1881 `Umar ibn al-Husayn al-Wahidi

Wahidi Sultanate of `Azzan

Sultans (title Sultan `Azzan al-Wahidi)
1830 - 18..                `Ali ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
1850 - 1870                Muhsin ibn `Ali al-Wahidi
1870 - May 1881            `Abd Allah ibn `Umar al-Wahidi

Wahidi Sultanate of Ba´l Haf and `Azzan (from 1962, Wahidi Sultanate)

to Oct 1967

Capital: Ba´l Haf

Population: N/A

Sultans (title Sultan Ba al-Haf wa `Azzan al-Wahidi; from 23 Oct 1962
Sultan al-Saltana al-Wahidiyya)
May 1881 - Jan 1885        `Abd Allah ibn `Umar
15 Jan 1885 - 1892         al-Hadi ibn Salih al-Wahidi
Ju 1892 - 1893             Muhsin ibn Salih al-Wahidi (1st time)
1893 - 1904                Salih ibn `Abd Allah al-Wahidi
14 Dec 1904 - Jan 1919     Muhsin ibn Salih al-Wahidi (2nd time)
Jan 1919 - 1948            `Ali ibn Muhsin al-Wahidi
1948 - 19 Feb 1967         Nasir ibn `Abd Allah al-Wahidi
Regent (title Hakim)
20 Feb 1967 - Oct 1967     `Ali ibn Muhammad ibn Sa`id al-Wahidi

Wahidi Sultanate of Bi´r `Ali `Amaqin

Capital: Bi´r `Ali

Population: 3,000 (1946)

23 Oct 1962 Incorporated into Wahidi.

Sultans (title Sultan Bi'r `Ali `Amaqi al-Wahidi)
1830 - 18..                `Abd Allah ibn Talib al-Wahidi
1842 - 1875                al-Hadi ibn Talib al-Wahidi
1875 - 1880                Talib ibn al-Hadi al-Wahidi
1880 - Mar 1893            Muhsin ibn Salih al-Wahidi
1893 - 1916                Salih ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
1916 - 1940                Nasir ibn Talib al-Wahidi
1940 - 1955                `Alawi ibn Muhsin al-Wahidi
1955 - 23 Oct 1962         `Alawi ibn Salih al-Wahidi
                           (continues as subordinate ruler to Oct 1967)

Wahidi Sultanate of Habban

to Oct 1967

Capital: Habban

Population: N/A

23 Oct 1962 Incorporated into Wahidi.

Sultans (style Sultan Habban al-Wahidi)
1830 - 1840                al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
1850 - 1870                `Abd Allah ibn al-Husayn al-Wahidi
1870 - 1877                Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Wahidi
1877 - May 1881            Salih ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
May 1881 - Jan 1885        Interregnum
Jan 1885 - 1919            Nasir ibn Salih al-Wahidi
1919 - 19..                al-Husayn ibn `Ali al-Wahidi
bf.1962 - 23 Oct 1962      al-Husayn ibn `Abd Allah al-Wahidi
                             (continues as subordinate ruler to Oct 1967)