Sultanate of Lahej
1728–1967 sheikhdom in southwest Arabia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lahej (Arabic: لحج Laḥij), the Sultanate of Lahej (Arabic: سلطنة لحج Salṭanat Laḥij), or, sometimes, the Abdali Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة العبدلي Salṭanat al-'Abdalī), was a Sheikdom based in Lahij in Southern Arabia. The Sultanate became self-ruling in 1728 and gained independence in 1740. In 1839, the Sultanate became part of the Aden Protectorate of the British Empire, though nominally the 'Abdali Sultan retained his status. The Aden Protectorate was briefly ruled again by the Ottomans during World War I, but regained by the British and absorbed into Federation of South Arabia in 1963. The 'Abdali dynasty was officially abolished in 1967, with the proclamation of South Yemen.
Sultanate of Lahej سلطنة لحج (Arabic) | |||||||||||
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1728–1967 | |||||||||||
Status | Qasimid state (1728–1740) Independent (1740–1872) Aden Protectorate (1872–1963) Federation of South Arabia (1963–1967) | ||||||||||
Capital | Lahij | ||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
Government | Sultanate | ||||||||||
Sultan | |||||||||||
History | |||||||||||
• Beginning of self-rule | 1728 | ||||||||||
• Independence from the Zaidi Imamate | 1740 | ||||||||||
1839 | |||||||||||
1872 | |||||||||||
1967 | |||||||||||
Population | |||||||||||
• 1960 estimate | 50,000 | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Yemen |