Wahidi

Wahidi ( ar, واحدي ') is a former

sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) 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 ...

ate in

South Arabia South Arabia () is a historical region that consists of the southern region of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia, mainly centered in what is now the Republic of Yemen, yet it has also historically included Najran, Jizan, Al-Bahah, and 'Asi ...

, now part of

Yemen Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...

. In the 19th century it was subdivided into several sultanates. These included: *

Wahidi Balhaf Wahidi Balhaf ( '), or the Wahidi Sultanate of Balhaf in Hadhramaut ( ar, سلطنة الواحدي في بالحاف '), was one of several Wahidi states in the British Aden Protectorate. It was previously part of the Federation of Arab Emirates ...

(known from 1962–1967 simply as Wahidi) **

Wahidi Azzan Wahidi Azzan, officially the Wahidi Sultanate of Azzan, was one of four Wahidi sultanates in the area that eventually became the Aden Protectorate. It was established in 1830 and existed until May 4, 1881, when it became a part of Wahidi Balhaf ...

Wahidi Bir Ali Wahidi Bir Ali ( '), or the Wahidi Sultanate of Bir Ali ( ar, سلطنة واحدي بير علي '), was one of several Wahidi states in the British Aden Protectorate and the Protectorate of South Arabia. Its capital was Bi'r `Ali on the Gu ...

Wahidi Haban Wahidi Habban ( '), or the Wahidi Sultanate of Habban in Hadhramaut ( ar, سلطنة الواحدي حبان حضرموت '), was one of several Wahidi states in the British Aden Protectorate. Its capital was Habban. The last sultan, Husayn ibn ...

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