Lower Aulaqi Sultanate

Lower Aulaqi Sultanate
سلطنة العوالق السفلى
State of the Federation of South Arabia
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Capital Ahwar
Government Sultanate
Historical era 20th century
 • Established 18th century
 • Disestablished 1967

Lower Aulaqi (Arabic: العوالق السفلى‎‎ al-‘Awālaq as-Suflá), or the Lower Aulaqi Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة العوالق السفلى‎‎ Salṭanat al-‘Awālaq al-Suflá), was a state in the Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Ahwar.

History

The Lower Aulaqi sultans separated from the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate in the 18th century (Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom separated around the same time). In the late 19th century, the area came under British influence and eventually became a constituent of the Aden Protectorate. The sultanate joined the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South in February 1960 and the Federation of South Arabia in January 1963.

The Sultanate was abolished in 1967 and the last sultan, Nasir ibn Aidrus Al Awlaqi along with Prince Ali Abdullah the Governor, were imprisoned upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen. The area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.[1]

Rulers

The ruler of the Lower Aulaqi Sultanate bore the title Sultan al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-Sufla.[2]

Sultans

See also

References

  1. ↑ Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000
  2. ↑ States of the Aden Protectorates

Coordinates: 13°19′N 46°25′E / 13.31°N 46.42°E / 13.31; 46.42

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