Wahidi Azzan, officially the Wahidi Sultanate of Azzan in Hadhramaut, was one of four Wahidi
sultanates
Sultan (; ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used ...
in the area that eventually became the
Aden Protectorate
The Aden Protectorate ( ') was a British protectorate in southern Arabia. The protectorate evolved in the hinterland of the port of Aden and in the Hadhramaut after the conquest of Aden by the Bombay Presidency of British India in January ...
. It was established in 1830 and existed until May 4, 1881, when it became a part of
Wahidi Balhaf
Wahidi Balhaf ( '), or the Wahidi Sultanate of Balhaf in Hadhramaut ('), was one of several Wahidi states in the British Aden Protectorate. It was previously part of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and then of its successor, the F ...
.
19th-century establishments in Yemen
States and territories established in 1830
1830 establishments in Asia
States in the Aden Protectorate
Former sultanates
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