Wahidi Habban ( '), or the Wahidi Sultanate of Habban in Hadhramaut ( ar, سلطنة الواحدي حبان حضرموت '), was one of several Wahidi states in the
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Aden Protectorate
The Aden Protectorate ( ar, محمية عدن ') was a British protectorate in South Arabia which evolved in the hinterland of the port of Aden and in the Hadhramaut following the conquest of Aden by the Bombay Presidency of British India ...
. Its capital was
Habban. The last sultan, Husayn ibn Abd Allah Al Wahidi, was deposed and the state was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the
People's Republic of South Yemen
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History
The predecessor state, the Wahidi Sultanate (Saltanat al-Wahidiyya), was established at an uncertain date.
In 1830 the Wahidi Sultanate split into four states:
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Wahidi Sultanate of Ba´l Haf (Saltanat Ba al-Haf al-Wahidiyya)
* Wahidi Sultanate of `Azzan (Saltanat `Azzan al-Wahidiyya)
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Wahidi Sultanate of Bi´r `Ali `Amaqin (Saltanat Bi'r `Ali `Amaquin al-Wahidiyya)
* Wahidi Sultanate of Habban (Saltanat Habban al-Wahidiyya)
On 4 May 1881 Ba´l Haf and `Azzan joined. In 1888 the Wahidi Sultanate of Ba´l Haf and `Azzan became a
British protectorate.
In 1895 Bi´r `Ali `Amaqin also came under British protection. On 23 Oct 1962 the joint sultanate was renamed Wahidi Sultanate (al-Saltana al-Wahidiyya), while Bi´r `Ali and Habban remained subordinate sultanates.
On 29 Nov 1967 with the independence of the People's Republic of South Yemen all states were abolished.
Rulers
The Sultans of the Wahidi Sultanate of Habban had the style of ''Sultan Habban al-Wahidi''.
States of the Aden Protectorates
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Sultans
*1830 - 1840 al-Husayn ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
*1850 - 1870 `Abd Allah ibn al-Husayn al-Wahidi
*1870 - 1877 Ahmad ibn al-Husayn al-Wahidi
*1877 - May 1881 Salih ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
*May 1881 - Jan 1885 Interregnum
*Jan 1885 - 1919 Nasir ibn Salih al-Wahidi
*1919 - 19.. al-Husayn ibn `Ali al-Wahidi
*c.1962 - 23 Oct 1962 al-Husayn ibn `Abd Allah al-Wahidi (continued as subordinate ruler until 29 Nov 1967)
See also
*Aden Protectorate
The Aden Protectorate ( ar, محمية عدن ') was a British protectorate in South Arabia which evolved in the hinterland of the port of Aden and in the Hadhramaut following the conquest of Aden by the Bombay Presidency of British India ...
References
External links
Map of Arabia (1905-1923) including the states of Aden Protectorate
19th-century establishments in Yemen
States in the Aden Protectorate
Former sultanates
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