Protectorate of South Arabia

1963–1967 British protectorate in south Arabia

Protectorate of South Arabia

محمية الجنوب العربي

1963–1967

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Map of the Protectorate of South Arabia

Status| British Protectorate
Common languages| Arabic
Historical era| Cold War

• Established

| 18 January 1963

• Disestablished

| 30 November 1967
Currency| East African shilling, then South Arabian dinar (1965–67)

Preceded by | Succeeded by

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|  | Aden Protectorate

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| South Yemen |

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The Protectorate of South Arabia (Arabic: محمية الجنوب العربي), also known as the Eastern Aden Protectorate, consisted of various states located at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula under treaties of protection with Britain. The area of the former protectorate became part of South Yemen after the Aden Emergency and is now part of the Republic of Yemen.

## History

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Map of the southern Arabian peninsula in 1965

The Protectorate of South Arabia was designated on 18 January 1963 as consisting of those areas of the Aden Protectorate that did not join the Federation of South Arabia, and it broadly, but not exactly, corresponded to the division of the Aden Protectorate which was called the Eastern Aden Protectorate.

The protectorate included the Hadhrami states of Kathiri, Mahra, and Qu'aiti except the three Wahidi Sultanates in the Eastern Aden Protectorate, with Upper Yafa in the Western Aden Protectorate. The Protectorate of South Arabia was dissolved on 30 November 1967 and its constituent states quickly collapsed, leading to the abolition of their monarchies. The territory was absorbed into the newly independent People's Republic of South Yemen, which became part of the Republic of Yemen in 1990.

## States

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Flag  | Name  | Established  | Joined

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| Mahra Sultanate | 15th century  | 1886
| Kathiri Sultanate | 14th century  | 1888
| Qu'aiti Sultanate | 1858  | 1888
| Upper Yafa | circa 1800  | 1903
| Sheikhdom of al-Hawra | 19th century  | 1890
| Sheikhdom of al-`Irqa | 19th century  | 1890

Former states of the British Aden Protectorate were united in the 1960s to form the People's Republic of South Yemen, which became independent on 30 November 1967. South Yemen later merged with North Yemen to form the modern state of Yemen in 1990.[1][2]

## List of rulers

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State | Ruler | Deposed | House | Reign | Ref(s)

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Kathiri | Husayn ibn Ali  | 2 October 1967 | Al Kathiri | Last reigning Sultan (1949–1967) | [2]
Mahra | Abdullah ibn Ashur  | 16 October 1967 | Al Mahri | Last reigning Sultan (1966–1967) | [2]
Qu'aiti | Ghalib II | 17 September 1967 | Al Qu'aiti | Last reigning Sultan (1966–1967) | [3][4]
Upper Yafa | Muhammad ibn Salih  | 29 November 1967 | Harharah[5] | Last reigning Sultan (1948–1967) | [2]

## See also

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* South Yemen
* Hadhrami Bedouin Legion

## References

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1. ^ Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1980). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Africa and the Middle East. London: Burke's Peerage. p. 320\. ISBN 978-0-85011-029-6.
2. ^ a b c d Cahoon, Ben. "States of the Aden Protectorates". World Statesmen.org. Retrieved 27 April 2010.
3. ^ Soszynski, Henry. "Shihr and Mukalla". Genealogical Gleanings. University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 7 August 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
4. ^ Kaaki, Lisa (4 May 2011). "The holy cities". Arab News. Saudi Research & Publishing Company. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 28 May 2011.
5. ^ A Collection of First World War Military Handbooks of Arabia, 1913–1917. Vol. 3\. Archive Editions. 1988. pp. 84–93\. ISBN 978-1-85207-086-1.

## External links

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* Official Website of the Al-Quaiti Royal Family of Hadhramaut

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Former states in South Arabia

Ancient|

* Awsan
* Sheba
* Hadhramaut
* Qataban
* Ma'in
* Himyar

Middle ages|

* Ziyadids
* Najahids
* Sulayhids
* Mahdids
* Hamdanids
* Zurayids
* Sulaymanids
* Rasulids
* Tahirids
* Kathiri (1395–1430)

Modern|

| Protectorate of South Arabia|

* Kathiri
* Mahra
* Qu'aiti
* Upper Yafa
* Al-Busi
* Al-Dhubi
* Hadrami
* Mawsata
* Maflahi
* Na'wah
* Rubeaten
* Juban
* al-Hawra
* al-`Irqa

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Federation of the
Emirates of South Arabia
and Federation of South Arabia|

* Aden
* Alawi
* Aqrabi
* Audhali
* Beihan
* Dathina
* Dhala
* Fadhli
* Haushabi
* Lahej
* Lower Aulaqi
* Lower Yafa
* Maflahi
* Qutaibi
* Shaib
* Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom
* Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
* Wahidi Balhaf
* Wahidi Bir Ali
* Wahidi Haban

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Independent states|

* Baidah
* Najran
* Emirate of Asir
* Abu 'Arish
* Al Aidh Emirate
* Sheikdom of Upper Asir
* Tarim
* North Yemen
* Kingdom of Yemen
* Yemen Arab Republic
* South Yemen (1994 revival attempt)

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* History of Yemen
* Aden Protectorate
* Aden Province
* Aden Colony

Authority control databases

International|

* VIAF
* WorldCat

National|

* United States
* Israel

Other|

* Yale LUX

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