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States of the Aden Protectorates

States of the Western Aden Protectorate: Alwai - Aqrabi (Akrabi) - Awdhali (Audhali) - Baidah (Beidha, al-Baydha) - 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 BaŽl Haf - Wahidi Sultanate of `Azzan - Wahidi Sultanate of BaŽl Haf and `Azzan (from 1962, Wahidi Sultanate) - Wahidi Sultanate of BiŽr `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 (see Aden 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 Protectorat e)
1937 - 19..                ....
19.. – 1963?               William David Heber-Percy           (b. 1939 - d. 2020)
1963 - Oct 1967            Ralph Hinshelwood Daly              (b. 1924 - d. 2006)
Senior Advisers (West)
(the Senior 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

[Alawi Sheikhdom (Yemem)]
Capital: Al-QashaŽ
 Population: 1,500 (1961)

17..                       `Alawi Sheikhdom (al-Mashyakha al-`Alawiyya), subject to Dali`.
1839                       Independent from Dali`.
16 Jul 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 bin ShaŽif  al-`Alawi
18.. - Mar 1875            ShaŽif bin ShaŽif  al-`Alawi        (d. 1875)
1875 -  1 Apr 1892         Sa`id bin Salih  al-`Alawi          (d. 1892)
1892 - Apr 1898            ShaŽif bin Sa`id  al-`Alawi
1898                       al-Husayn bin Salih  al-`Alawi      (d. 1898)
1898 - Jul 1920            `Ali bin Nasir  al-`Alawi           (d. 1920)
1920 - 1925                `Abd al-Nabi bin `Ali al-`Alawi
                             (prisoner by Yemen [Sana] Apr 1923-Nov 1924)
1925 - 1940                Muhsin bin `Ali al-`Alawi
1940 - 28 Aug 1967         Salih bin Sayil  al-`Alawi


`Aqrabi (Akrabi)

[Aqrabi Sheikhdom (Yemen)]
Capital: Bir Ahmad
 Population: 1,000 (1946)

1770                       `Aqrabi Sheikhdom (al-Mashyakha al-`Aqrabiyya), separates
                             from Lahej.
15 Jul 1888                British protectorate (ratified 26 Feb 1890).
Jul 1915 - Nov 1918        Ottoman occupation.
28 Aug 1967                Sheikhdom abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-`Aqrabiyya)
1770 - 1833                al-Mahdi bin `Ali al-`Aqrabi
1833 - 1858                Haydara bin al-Mahdi al-`Aqrabi
1858 -  8 Mar 1905         `Abd Allah bin Haydara al-`Aqrabi  (d. 1905)
1905 -  9 Jun 1935         al-Fadl bin `Abd Allah al-`Aqrabi
                             (Ottoman prisoner 1915-1918)
 9 Jun 1935 - 1957         Muhammad bin al-Fadl al-`Aqrabi
1957 - 28 Aug 1967         Mahmud bin 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 bin al-Awsaji
c.1780 - 1820              Ja`bil bin Salih al-`Awdhali bin
                             al-Awsaji
c.1820 - 1870              Ahmad bin Salih al-`Awdhali bin
                             al-Awsaji
1870 - 1890                Muhammad bin Ahmad al-`Awdhali bin
                             al-Awsaji
1890 - 1900                Hamid bin Ja`bil al-`Awdhali bin
                             al-Awsaji
1900 -  3 Sep 1928         al-Qasim bin Hamid al-`Awdhali      (d. 1928)
                             bin al-Awsaji
1928 - 27 Aug 1967         Salih bin al-Husayn bin Ja`bil      (b. c.1921)
                             al-`Awdhali bin al-Awsaji
1928 - bf.1942             Muhammad bin Ja`bil al-`Awdhali
                             al-Awsaji  -Regent


Lower `Awlaqi (Aulaqi)

[Flag of the Sultanate of Lower Awlaqi to 1967 (South Yemen)]to 9 Sep1967
Capital: Ahwar
 Population: 14,000 (1960)

17..                       Lower `Awlaqi Sultanate (al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-Sufla)
 2 Jun 1888                British protectorate (ratified 26 Feb 1890).
1944                       Advisory treaty with the British.
 9 Sep 1967                Sultanate abolished.

Sultans (title Sultan al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-Sufla)
.... - ....                `Ali bin Munassar al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                al-Mahdi bin `Ali al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                `Ali bin al-Mahdi al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                `Abd Allah bin `Ali al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                Nasir bin Abi Bakr al-`Awlaqi
1855? - Jul 1863           Munassar bin Abi Bakr al-`Awlaqi    (d. 1863)
1863 - 1892                Abu Bakr bin `Abd Allah al-`Awlaqi
1892 - 1900                Salih bin `Ali al-`Awlaqi
1900 -  5 Dec 1902         `Ali bin Munassar al-`Awlaqi        (d. 1902)
 6 Dec 1902 - 1912         Nasir bin Abi Bakr al-`Awlaqi       (d. 1912)
1912 - 1924                Abu Bakr bin Nasir al-`Awlaqi
1924 - Apr 1930            Munassar bin `Ali al-`Awlaqi        (d. 1930)
1930 - 1947                `Aydarus bin `Ali al-`Awlaqi   
1947 -  9 Sep 1967         Nasir bin `Aydarus al-`Awlaqi
1947 - 17 Dec 1955         Ahmad bin `Ali -Regent              (d. 1955)
1955 - c.1960              Abu Bakr bin Ahmad al-‘Awlaqi -Regent


Upper `Awlaqi Sheikhdom
Capital: As-SaŽid
(Yashbum c.1946)
 Population: 12,000 (1960)

17..                       Upper `Awlaqi Sheikhdom (al-Mashyakha al-`Awlaqiyya al-`Ulya)
 5 Feb 1904                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 bin Daha
.... - ....                Amir `Ali bin Yaslam
.... - ....                Amir `Amm Dayb bin `Ali
                             al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                Amir Ruways bin `Amm Dayb
                             al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
.... - ....                Amir Nasir bin Ruways al-Yaslami
                             al-`Awlaqi
1871? -  2 Jun 1883        Amir Farid bin Nasir al-Yaslami
                             al-`Awlaqi
1883 - 1890                Amir Ruways bin Farid al-Yaslami
                             al-`Awlaqi
1890 - Jul 1902            Amir `Amm Rassas bin Farid         (d. 1902)
                             al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi
1902 - 1959                Amir Muhsin bin Farid al-Yaslami
                             al-`Awlaqi
1959 - 27 Oct 1967         Amir `Abd Allah bin Muhsin
                             al-Yaslami al-`Awlaqi


Upper `Awlaqi Sultanate
Capital: Nisab
 Population: 19,000 (1960)

17..                       Upper `Awlaqi Sultanate (al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-`Ulya)
23 Apr 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 bin Munassar
.... - 1862                `Abd Allah bin Farid
1862 - Sep 1879            `Awad bin `Abd Allah
1879 - 11 Dec 1887         `Abd Allah bin `Awad                (d. 1887)
Dec 1887 - 1935            Salih bin `Abd Allah al-`Awlaqi
1935 - 29 Nov 1967         `Awad bin Salih al-`Awlaqi          (d. 1967/68)


Baidah (Beidha, al-Baydha)

[Baidah Sultanate (Yemen)]
Capital: Baidah (Beidha, al-Baydha)
 Population: N/A (1960)

c.1636                     Baidah (Beidha, al-Baydha) sultanate (al-Saltana al-Baydha).
1905                       Begun protectorate negotiations with the British (treaty not
                             signed).
 9 Mar 1914                Allocated to the British Aden territories by the Anglo-Ottoman
                             Convention.
1930                       Annexed by Yemen (Sana).
11 Feb 1934                Recognized by the British as part of Yemen (Sana) by the
                             Treaty of Sana.

Sultans
 c.1905                     `Alawi bin Husayn al-Rassas
c.1909                     `Ali bin `Abd Allah al-Rassas
c.1916                     `Abd Allah bin `Alawi al-Rassas
c.1930?                    Husayn al-Rassas


Bayhan (Beihan)
[Flag of Bayhan (Beihan) Emirate to 1967 (South Yemen)]to 28 Aug 1967
Capital: Bayhan al-Qisab
(An-Nuqub c.1946)
 Population: 28,000 (1960)

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

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

[Flag of Dali Emirate to 1967 (South Yemen)]to 17 Aug 1967
Capital: DhalaŽ
 Population: 27,000 (1960)

17..                       Emirate of Dali` (Amirat Dali`), also known as Amiri State.
1873 - 1878                Under Ottoman occupation.
1880                       Informal British protection.
28 Apr 1904                British protectorate (also Qutaibi Sheikhdom made a British
                             protectorate and placed under Dali`)(ratified Feb 1905).
Jul 1915 - Nov 1918        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 bin Shafa`ul al-`Amiri
.... - ....                al-Hasan bin Ahmad al-`Amiri
.... - ....                `Abd al-Hadi bin al-Hasan al-`Amiri
1839?                      Musa`id bin al-Hasan al-`Amiri
.... - Jan 1872            Shafa`ul bin `Abd al-Hadi al-`Amiri      (d. 1872)
Apr 1872 - 1873            `Ali bin Muqbil al-`Amiri (1st time)     (d. 1886)
1873 -  Dec 1873           Muhammad bin Musa`id al-`Amiri           (d. 1873)
Jan 1874 - Apr 1874        `Ali bin Muqbil al-`Amiri (2nd time)     (s.a.)
Apr 1874 - Mar 1878        `Abd Allah bin Muhammad al-`Amiri
Mar 1878 - 10 Sep 1886     `Ali bin Muqbil al-`Amiri (2nd time)     (s.a.)
Sep 1886 - 22 Dec 1911     ShaŽif bin Sayf al-`Amiri                (d. 1911)
Dec 1911 - 1920            Nasir bin Sha'if al-`Amiri (1st time)
1920 - 1928                Haydara bin Nasir al-`Amiri
Jul 1928 - 1947            Nasir bin Sha'if al-`Amiri (2nd time)
1947 - 1954                `Ali bin `Ali al-`Amiri
1954 - 17 Aug 1967         Shafa`ul bin `Ali al-`Amiri


Dathina

[State of Dathina (Yemen)]
 
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 bin Mansur al-Jabiri (1st time)
1965 - af.6 Apr 1966       al-Husayn bin Mansur al-Jabiri (2nd time)
1966 - 14 Aug 1967         `Abd al-Qadir bin Shaya


Fadli (Fadhli)
[Flag of Fadli (Fadhli) Sultanate to 1967 (South Yemen)]
to 27 Aug 1967
[Variant Flag of Fadli (Fadhli) Sultanate (South Yemen)]
Reported Flag Variant
Capital: Zinjibar
(ShuqraŽ to 1962)
 Population: 55,000 (1960)
 Salute: 9 guns
(1877-1967)

16..                       Fadli Sultanate (al-Saltana al-Fadliyya)
1867                       Informal British protection.
Aug 1888                   British protectorate (ratified 26 Feb 1890).
1915 - Nov 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 bin `Uthman
1700 - 1730                Ahmad bin al-Fadl
1730 - 1760                `Abd Allah bin Ahmad al-Fadli
1760 - 1789                 Ahmad bin `Abd Allah al-Fadli
1789 - 1805                `Abd Allah
1805 - 1819                Ahmad bin `Abd Allah al-Fadli
1819 - 1828                `Abd Allah bin Ahmad al-Fadli
1828 -  3 Feb 1870         Ahmad bin `Abd Allah al-Fadli       (d. 1870)
Feb 1870 - 23 Aug 1877     Haydara bin Ahmad al-Fadli          (d. 1877)
1877                       al-Husayn bin Ahmad al-Fadli
                             (1st time)
1877 - Mar 1907            Ahmad bin al-Husayn al-Fadli        (d. 1907)
1907 - 1924                al-Husayn bin Ahmad al-Fadli
                             (2nd time)
1924 - 31 Mar 1927         `Abd al-Qadir bin Ahmad al-Fadli
1927 - 1929                `Abd Allah bin al-Husayn al-Fadli
21 May 1929 - 1933         al-Fadl bin al-Husayn al-Fadli
1933 - 1936                `Abd al-Karim al-Fadli
1936 - 1941                Salih bin al-Fadl al-Fadli
1941 - 21 Dec 1962         `Abd Allah bin `Uthman al-Fadli
21 Dec 1962 -  9 Jul 1964  Ahmad bin `Abd Allah al-Fadli
10 Jul 1964 - 27 Aug 1967  Nasir bin `Abd Allah al-Fadli


Hawshabi (Haushebi)

[Hawshabi (Haushebi) Sultanate (Yemen)]
Capital: Musaymir
 Population: 3,100 (1960)

17..                       Hawshabi Sultanate (al-Saltana al-Hawshabiyya)
                             (also referred to as Musaymir).
Oct 1895                   British protectorate.
Jul 1915 - Nov 1918        Ottoman occupation.
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` bin Sallam al-Hawshabi      (d. 1858)
1858 - 1863                `Ubayd bin Yahya al-Hawshabi      (d. 1863)
1863 -  4 May 1886         `Ali bin Mani` (I)al-Hawshabi     (d. 1886)
1886 - 1894                Muhsin bin `Ali (I) al-Hawshabi   (d. 1904)
                             (1st time)
1894 - 1895                al-Fadl bin `Ali (usurper)
 6 Mar 1895 - 28 Sep 1904  Muhsin bin `Ali (I) al-Hawshabi   (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
1904 - Aug 1922            `Ali bin Mani` (II) al-Hawshabi
1922 - 19..                Muhsin bin `Ali (II) al-Hawshabi
c.1941                     as-Surur bin Muhammad al-Hawshabi
bf.1947 - 1955             Muhammad bin as-Surur al-Hawshabi (d. 1955)
1955 - Aug 1967            Faysal bin as-Surur al-Hawshabi


Lahj (Lahej)

[Flag of Sultanate of Lahj (Lahej) to 1967 (South Yemen)]to 13 Aug 1967
Capital: Lahj al-Hauta
 Population: 50,000 (1960) Paramilitary Force:
196 (1951, Lahej
Trained Force)		 Salute: 9 guns
(1877-1967)

1728                       Sultanate of Lahj (Saltanat Lahj), also known as 'Abdali State.
1873                       British protectorate.
 5 Jul 1915 - 14 Dec 1918  Ottoman occupation.
Feb 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 bin `Ali al-Sallami       (d. 1742)
                             al-`Abdali
1742 - 1753                `Abd al-Karim I bin al-Fadl         (d. 1753)
                             al-`Abdali
1753 - 1777                `Abd al-Hadi bin `Abd al-Karim
                             al-`Abdali
1777 - 1792                al-Fadl II bin `Abd al-Karim        (d. 1792)
                             al-`Abdali
1792 - 1827                Ahmad I bin `Abd al-Karim           (d. 1827)
                             al-`Abdali
1827 - Nov 1839            Muhsin bin al-Fadl al-`Abdali       (d. 1847)
                             (1st time)
Nov 1839 - Dec 1839        Ahmad II bin Muhsin al-`Abdali      (d. 1849)
                             (1st time)
Dec 1839 - Aug 1846        Muhsin bin al-Fadl al-`Abdali       (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
11 Aug 1846 - Sep 1846     Sayyid Isma`il bin al-Hasan
                             al-Husayni (usurper)
Sep 1846 - 30 Nov 1847     Muhsin bin al-Fadl al-`Abdali       (s.a.)
                             (3rd time)
Dec 1847 - 18 Jan 1849     Ahmad II bin Muhsin al-`Abdali      (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
Mar 1849 - 7 Apr 1863      `Ali I bin Muhsin al-`Abdali        (b. 1818 - d. 1863)
Apr 1863 - 1863            al-Fadl III bin `Ali al-`Abdali     (d. 1898)
                             (1st time)
1863 -  5 Jul 1874         al-Fadl IV bin Muhsin al-`Abdali    (d. 1874)
 5 Jul 1874 - 27 Apr 1898  al-Fadl III bin `Ali al-`Abdali     (s.a.)
                             (2nd time)
29 Apr 1898 - Mar 1914     Ahmad III bin al-Fadl al-`Abdalib   (d. 1914)
                             (from 9 Nov 1901, Sir Ahmad III
                             bin al-Fadl al-`Abdali)
Mar 1914 - 13 Jul 1915     `Ali II bin Ahmad al-`Abdali        (d. 1915)
                             (from 8 Oct 1914, Sir `Ali II bin
                             Ahmad al-`Abdali)
14 Dec 1915 - 18 Jun 1947  `Abd al-Karim II bin al-Fadl        (b. c.1855 - d. 1947)
                             al-`Abdali (from 1 Feb 1918, Sir
                            `Abd al-Karim II bin al-Fadl al-`Abdali)
18 Jun 1947 - 21 May 1952  al-Fadl V bin `Abd al-Karim
                             al-`Abdali
 4 Jun 1952 - 10 Jul 1958  `Ali III bin `Abd al-Karim
                             al-`Abdali (from 1 Jan 1955, Sir  (b. 1923 - d. 2016)
                            `Ali III bin `Abd al-Karim al-`Abdali)
10 Jul 1958 - 13 Aug 1967   al-Fadl VI bin `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 bin al-Qasim
                             al-Sakkaf
1920 - 12 Aug 1967         al-Qasim bin `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 bin Mani` al-Saqladi
1915 - 1935                Mutahhar bin Mani` al-Saqladi
1935 - 1948                Muhammad bin Muqbil al-Saqladi
Aug 1948 - 1954            Kassem bin Mused bin Ali al-Saqladi
1955 - 30 Mar 1963         Yahya bin Muhammad al-Saqladi
1963 -  7 Jul 1965         Nashir bin `Abd Allah al-Saqladi     (d. 1965)
10 Jul 1965 - Aug 1967     Yahya bin Mutahhar al-Saqladi        (b. 19.. - d. 2001)


Lower Yafa`
 
[former flag Lower Yafa Sultanate (South Yemen)]
.... - .... 
[Flag of Lower Yafa Sultanate flag to 1967 (South Yemen)]
....   - 28 Aug 1967
Capital: JaŽar
(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").
 1 Aug 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 bin `Afif
c.1720 - 1740              Sayf bin Qahtan al-`Afifi
c.1740 - 1760              Ma`awda bin Sayf al-`Afifi
c.1760 - 1780              Ghalib bin Ma`awda al-`Afifi
c.1780 - 1800              `Abd al-Karim bin Ghalib
                             al-`Afifi
c.1800 - 14 Dec 1841       `Ali bin Ghalib al-`Afifi            (b. 1726 - d. 1841)
Dec 1841 - 28 Sep 1873     Ahmad bin `Ali al-`Afifi
1873 - 26 May 1885         `Ali bin Ahmad al-`Afifi
May 1885 - 19 Jul 1891     Muhsin bin Ahmad al-`Afifi           (d. 1891)
1891 - 27 Jun 1893         Ahmad bin `Ali al-`Afifi             (d. 1893)
1893 -  4 Jan 1899         Abu Bakr bin Sha'if al-`Afifi        (d. 1899)
1899 - Jan/Feb 1916        `Abd Allah bin Muhsin al-`Afifi      (d. 1916)
1916 - 1925                Muhsin bin `Ali al-`Afifi            (d. 1925)
1925 - 28 Jan 1960         `Aydarus bin Muhsin al-`Afifi        (b. 1886 - d. 1960)
25 Feb 1960 - 28 Aug 1967  Mahmud bin `Aydarus al-`Afifi        (b. 1949 - d. 1972)
                             (de facto from 10 Feb 1959)
1960 – 196.                Haydara bin Mansur -Regent


Upper Yafa`
 
[former flag Sultanate of Upper Yafa (South Yemen)]
.... - ....
[Sultanate of Upper Yafa flag to 1967 (South Yemen)]  
 ...  - 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.
Oct 1903                   British protectorate.
2 Sep 1967                 Sultanate of Upper Yafa` abolished.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh Yafa` al-Sufla)
c.1730 - 1735              `Ali bin Ahmad bin Harhara
c.1735 - 1750              Ahmad bin `Ali Al Harhara
c.1750 - 1780              Salih bin Ahmad Al Harhara
c.1780 - 1800              `Umar bin Salih Al Harhara
Sultans (title Sultan Yafa` al-Sufla)
c.1800 - 1810               Qahtan bin `Umar bin Salih Al
                              Harhara
c.1810 - 1815               `Umar bin Qahtan bin `Umar Al
                              Harhara
c.1815 - 1840               Qahtan bin `Umar bin Qahtan Al
                              Harhara
c.1840 - 1866               `Abd Allah bin Nasir bin Salih Al
                              Harhara
1866 - 1875                 al-Husayn bin Abi Bakr bin Qahtan
                              Al Harhara
1875 - 28 Apr 1895          Muhammad bin `Ali bin Salih bin Ahmad
                              Al Harhara
1895 - Dec 1903             Qahtan bin `Umar bin al-Husayn Al    (d. 1913)
                              Harhara
 4 Dec 1903 - 1913          Salih bin `Umar bin al-Husayn Al
                              Harhara (1st time)
1913 - 1919                 `Umar bin Qahtan bn `Umar Al Harhara
1919 - 1927                 Salih bin `Umar bin al-Husayn Al
                              Harhara (2nd time)
1927 -  2 Sep 1967          Muhammad bin Salih bin `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 bin Muhammad
c.1810 - 1840              `Atif bin Jabir
c.1840 - 1870              Ahmad bin `Atif
c.1870 - 1900              Salih bin Ahmad bin `Atif Jabir
1900 - 1915                Muhammad bin Muthana bin `Atif Jabir 
                           - together with -
1900 - 1915                `Umar bin Muthana bin `Atif Jabir
                           - later jointly with -
1915 - 1946                Salim bin Salih bin `Atif Jabir
1946 - 1967                `Abd al-Rahman bin Salih
bf.1960 - af.1966          Salih bin 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 bin Ghalib al-Hadrami
1870 - 1900                Muhsin bin Ghalib al-Hadrami
1900 - 1915                Muhsin bin Muhsin al-Hadrami
1915 - 1945                Nasi bin Muhsin al-Hadrami
1945 - 1958                Muhammad bin Muhsin al Hadrami
1959                       `Abd Allah bin Muhammad
                             al-Hadrami
1959 - 1967                `Abd al-Qawi bin 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 bin al-Qasim Al Harhara
1840 - 1860                `Askar bin `Ali Al Harhara
- Lineage 1 -
1860 - 1907                `Ali bin `Askar Al Harhara
1907 - 1940                Naji bin `Ali bin `Askar Al
                             Harhara
1940 - Jan 1963            Ahmad bin Abi Bakr bin `Ali
                             Al Harhara
Feb 1963 - Jun 1967        `Aydarus bin Ahmad Al Harhara
- Lineage 2 -
1860 - 1920                Muhsin bin `Askar Al Harhara
1920 - 1946                Muhammad bin Muhsin bin `Askar
                             Al Harhara
1946 - 1959                al-Husayn bin Salih bin Muhsin
                             Al Harhara
1959 - 1967                Salih bin al-Husayn bin Salih
                             Al Harhara

States of the Eastern Aden Protectorate
 

British Political Officers in Eastern Aden Protectorate and Residents Hadhramaut States
(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                Sir Vincent Goncalves Glenday        (b. 1891 - d. 1970)
1945 - 1949                Charles Henry Joseph Sheppard        (b. 1897 - d. 19..)
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 (ratified 26 Feb 1890).
1951?                      Incorporated into Wahidi Ba’l Haf.

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


al-`Irqa
Capital: al-`Irqa
 Population: 800 (1946)

18..                       Sheikhdom of al-`Irqa (Mashyakhat al-`Irqa)
1888                       British protectorate (ratified 26 Feb 1890).
1951?                      Incorporated into Wahidi Ba’l Haf.

Sheikhs (title Shaykh al-`Irqa)
bf.1888 -  2 Jan 1901      `Awad bin Muhammad Ba Das             (d. 1901)
1901 - 22 Oct 1935         Ahmad bin `Awad Ba Das al-Dhi’ebi     (d. 1935)
22 Oct 1935  - 1951        Ahmad bin `Abd Allah bin `Abd Allah
                             bin `Awad Ba Das al-Dhi’ebi


Mahra (Qishn and Socotra)
 
[18th cent Flag of the Banu Afrar dynasty of Mahri Sultanate of Qishn and Suqutra (Socotra) (South Yemen)]
18th cent. - ... 
[Mahri Sultanate of Qishn and Suqutrai state flag to 1967 (South Yemen)]
....  - 16 Oct 1967
Capital: Tamrida
(Qishn to c.1890)
 Population: 30,000 (1960)
 Salute: 9 guns
(1902-1967)

1506 - 1512                Socotra Island occupied by Portugal (Socotorá).
1549                       Mahri Sultanate of Qishn and Suqutra (Quisn and Socotra).
Jan 1876                   Informal British protection (Sokotra and Kishn).
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-Mahri
c.1780 - 1800              Taw`ari bin `Afrar al-Mahri
c.1800 - 1820              Sa`d bin Taw`ari bin `Afrar al-Mahri
c.1834                     Sultan bin `Amr (on Suqutra)
c.1834                     Ahmad bin Sultan (at Qishn)
1835 - 1845                `Amr bin Sa`d bin Taw`ari al-`Afrar     (d. 1845)
                             al-Mahri
1845 - 18..                Taw`ari bin `Ali `Afrar al-Mahri
18.. - 18..                Ahmad bin Sa`d `Afrar al-Mahri
18.. - 18..                `Abd Allah bin Sa`d Afrar al-Mahri
18.. - 18..                `Abd Allah bin Salim `Afrar al-Mahri
1875? - 1907               `Ali bin `Abd Allah `Afrar al-Mahri
1907 - af.1928             `Abd Allah bin `Isa al-`Afrar al-Mahri
bf.1946 - Feb 1952         Ahmad bin `Abd Allah al-`Afrar al-Mahri (b. c.1890 - d. 1952)
Feb 1952 - 16 Oct 1967     `Isa bin `Ali bin Salim al-`Afrar       (d. 1976)
                             al-Mahri 

Socotra

Apr/May 1506 - 1511        Socotra Island occupied by Portugal (Fortaleza de Săo Miguel
                             de Socotorá).
1549 - 16 Oct 1967         Part of Mahri Sultanate of Qishn and Suqutra (s.a.)
Jan 1834 - 1834            British East Indian Company occupation.
20 Jun 2020 -              Occupied by forces of the Secessionist Southern Transitional
                            Council.

Portuguese Governors
1506                       Afonso de Albuquerque                   (b. c. 1453 - d. 1515)
1506 - 1509?               António de Noronha 
1509 - 1510                Pêro Ferreira Fogaça                    (d. 1510)
British commander
Jan 1834 - 1835            James Raymond Wellsted                  (b. 1805 - d. 1842)


SayŽun (Kathiri of Seiyun) 

[Flag of Kathiri Sultanate of Sayun (Seiyun) to 1967 (South Yemen)]bf.1917 -  2 Oct 1967
Capital: SayŽun (Seiyun)
Population: 66,000 (1960)
 Total Paramilitary
Force: 112 (1951,
Kathiri Armed
Constabulary)

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 SayŽun (Saltanat Say'un al-Kathiriyya).
1873                       Recognized Ottoman suzerainty.
1918                       British protectorate.
Feb 1939                   Advisory treaty with the British.
 2 Oct 1967                Abolished.

Sultans in Shibam
1803 - 1808                Ja`far bin `Ali al-Kathiri             (d. 1808)
1809 - 1825                `Umar bin Ja`far al-Kathiri
182. - 1858                Mansur bin ‘Umar al-Kathiri            (d. 1858)
Sultans (title Sultan Say'un a-Kathiri)
1847 - Oct 1870            Ghalib bin Muhsin Al Kathiri           (b. 1808 – d. 1870)
Oct 1870 - May 1929        al-Mansur bin Ghalib Al Kathiri        (d. 1929)
May 1929 - 1938            `Ali bin al-Mansur Al Kathiri          (d. 1938)
1938 - 24 Apr 1949         Ja`far bin al-Mansur Al Kathiri        (d. 1949)
Apr 1949 -  2 Oct 1967     al-Husayn bin `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 SayŽun.
1945                       Incorporated into SayŽun.

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


Shihr and Mukalla (Qu`aiti)
 
[Quaiti Sultanate of Shir and Mukalla flag, 1881-1939 (South Yemen)]
1881 - 2 Oct 1939
[Flag of the Quaiti Sultanate of Shir and Mukalla, 1939-1967 (South Yemen)]
2 Oct 1939 - 17 Sep 1967
Capital: al-Mukalla
(ash-Shihr to 1910)
 Population: 230,000 (1960)
 Total Military Force:
365 (1951, Qu’aiti
State Forces)		 Anthem Text
"Sharaf al-Sultan
Bushara"
 		Salute: 9 guns
(1902-1967)

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.
 1 May 1888                al-Shihr and al-Mukalla a British protectorate (ratified 26 Feb 1890).
1902                       Qu`aiti Sultanate of ash-Shihr and al-Mukalla 
                             (Saltanat ash-Shihr wa al-Mukalla al-Qu`aytiyya).
13 Aug 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 bin Naji` Al Burayk
Nov 1866 - May 1867        occupied by Al Kathir
Rulers (title Hakim, Jama`dar)
1867 - 10 Nov 1881         `Abd Allah bin `Umar bin `Awad al-Qu`ayti (d. 1888)
                           + `Awad bin `Umar bin `Awad al-Qu`ayti    (d. 1910)
                              (from 1858 in Shibam)

al-Mukalla

Rulers (title Naqib)
1707 - 1740                Ahmad bin Salim al-Kasadi
1740 - 1770                Salim bin Ahmad al-Kasadi
1770 - 1800                Salih bin Salim al-Kasadi
1800 - Aug 1842            `Abd al-Rabb bin Salih al-Kasadi
Aug 1842 - 26 Apr 1851     Muhammad bin `Abd al-Habib al-Kasadi
1851 - 11 May 1873         Salih bin Muhammad al-Kasadi             (d. 1873)
1873 - 10 Nov 1881         `Umar bin 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 bin `Ali al-`Awlaqi    (d. 1868)
1868 – 1879               Muhsin bin `Abd Allah al-`Awlaqi

Shihr and Mukalla (Qu`aiti)

[Quaiti Sultanate of Shir and Mukalla flag, 1881-1939 (South Yemen)]
1881 - 2 Oct 1939
[Flag of the Quaiti Sultanate of Shir and Mukalla, 1939-1967 (South Yemen)]
2 Oct 1939 - 17 Sep 1967

Rulers (titles Hakim, Jama`dar)
10 Nov 1881 - 25 Nov 1888  `Abd Allah bin `Umar bin `Awad       (d. 1888)
                             al-Qu`ayti
                           - jointly with -
10 Nov 1881 - 1902         `Awad bin `Umar bin `Awad al-Qu`ayti (d. 1910)
1888 - 189.                Munassar bin `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 bin `Umar bin `Awad al-Qu`ayti (s.a.)
Dec 1910 - Jun 1922        Ghalib I bin `Awad al-Qu`ayti        (d. 1922)
Jun 1922 -  6 Mar 1936     `Umar bin `Awad al-Qu`ayti           (b. 1870 - d. 1936)
 6 Mar 1936 - 27 May 1956  Salih bin Ghalib al-Qu`ayti          (b. 1884 - d. 1956)
                             (from 1940, Sir Salih bin Ghalib al-Qu`ayti)
27 May 1956 - 10 Oct 1966  `Awad bin Salih al-Qu`ayti           (b. 1912 - d. 1966)
10 Oct 1966 - 17 Sep 1967  Ghalib II bin `Awad al-Qu`ayti       (b. 1948)

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

British Resident Advisers in Hadhramaut (at Mukalla)
1937 - 1967                the British Political Officers in
                           Eastern Aden Protectorate


Wahidi

16..                       Wahidi Sultanate (Saltanat al-Wahidiyya)
1830                       Split into four states:
                           - Wahidi Sultanate of BaŽl Haf (Saltanat Ba al-Haf al-Wahidiyya)
                           - Wahidi Sultanate of `Azzan (Saltanat `Azzan al-Wahidiyya)
                           - Wahidi Sultanate of BiŽr `Ali `Amaqin 
                             (Saltanat Bi'r `Ali `Amaquin al-Wahidiyya)
                           - Wahidi Sultanate of Habban (Saltanat Habban al-Wahidiyya)
 4 May 1881                BaŽl Haf, `Azzan and Habban joined (in 1885, Habban is restored
                             as a subdivision of BaŽl Haf).
30 Apr 1888                BaŽl Haf and `Azzan (including Habban), and BiŽr `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);
                             BiŽr `Ali and Habban remain subordinate sultanates (subdivisions).
Oct 1967                   All states are abolished.

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

Wahidi Sultanate of BaŽl Haf

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

Wahidi Sultanate of `Azzan

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

Wahidi Sultanate of BaŽl Haf and `Azzan (from 1962, Wahidi Sultanate)
[Flag of Wahidi Sultanate of Bal Haf and Azzan (from 1962, Wahidi Sultanate) to 1967 (South Yemen)]to Oct 1967
Capital: BaŽl Haf
 Population: 5,000
(1936, including
Habban):

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 bin `Umar
15 Jan 1885 - 1892         al-Hadi bin Salih al-Wahidi
Ju 1892 - 1893             Muhsin bin Salih al-Wahidi (1st time)  (d. 1919)
1893 - 1904                Salih bin `Abd Allah al-Wahidi
14 Dec 1904 - Jan 1919     Muhsin bin Salih al-Wahidi (2nd time)  (s.a.)
Jan 1919 - 1948            `Ali bin Muhsin al-Wahidi
1948 - 19 Feb 1967         Nasir bin `Abd Allah al-Wahidi
Regent (title Hakim)
20 Feb 1967 - Oct 1967     `Ali bin Muhammad bin Sa`id al-Wahidi
Wahidi Sultanate of BiŽr `Ali `Amaqin
Capital: BiŽr `Ali
 Population: 3,000 (1946)

23 Oct 1962                Incorporated into Wahidi.

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

Wahidi Sultanate of Habban
[Flag of Wahidi Sultanate of Habban to 1967 (South Yemen)]to Oct 1967
Capital: Habban
 Population: N/A

23 Oct 1962                Incorporated into Wahidi.

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






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