Upper Aulaqi Sultanate facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
سلطنة العوالق العليا
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| State of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
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| Capital | Nisab (Nişāb) | ||||||||
| • Type | Sultanate | ||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
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18th century | ||||||||
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• Disestablished
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1967 | ||||||||
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The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate (which in Arabic is Arabic: سلطنة العوالق العليا) was a small state. It was located in a region called the Aden Protectorate, which was under British influence. Later, it joined the Federation of South Arabia. The main city and capital of this sultanate was Nisab.
History of the Sultanate
The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was a separate state for a long time. In the 18th century, the rulers of the Lower Aulaqi region broke away. They formed their own separate sultanate.
In September 1879, Sultan Awadh bin Abdulla was no longer the ruler. This happened because he was very old. His oldest son, Abdulla, took his place as the new Sultan.
Sultan Abdulla bin Awadh passed away on December 11, 1887. His son, Salih bin Abdulla, then became the Sultan.
The British government made an agreement with the Upper Aulaqi Sultan. This agreement was signed on March 18, 1904. It was officially approved on April 23, 1904.
The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate joined the Federation of South Arabia in June 1964. It was the last state to become part of this federation. The last ruler of the sultanate was Sultan Awad ibn Salih Al Awlaqi.
The last Sultan was removed from power in 1967. This happened when the People's Republic of South Yemen was created. Today, the area that was once the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate is part of the country of Yemen.
Leaders of the Sultanate
The leader of the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was called Sultan al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-`Ulya. This means "Sultan of the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate."
Sultans of Upper Aulaqi
- ....–.... Munassar
- ....–.... Farid ibn Munassar
- ....–1862 `Abd Allah ibn Farid
- 1862 – September 1879 `Awad ibn `Abd Allah
- 1879 – 11 December 1887 `Abd Allah ibn `Awad
- December 1887 – 1935 Salih ibn `Abd Allah
- 1935 – 29 November 1967 `Awad ibn Salih al-`Awlaqi
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