Former Monarchies of Aden, Yemen and the Southern Arabian Sultanates

[Ruhije]

The Mahra State in Hadhranaut.
The Mahra Sultanate of Qishn & Socotra.

Sultanate established in the 16th Cen - The Banu Afrar Dynasty.
Sultanate in the Mahra Region of Hadhranaut, included Mahra and Ghayda regions and the Island of Socotra in the Arabian sea.
The Sultanates Capitals were Qishn in Mahra, and Tamrida on Socotra Island.
In 1866 became a British Protectorate.
In 1963 became part of The Protectorate of South Arabia (1963-Nov 1967), which covered the three large Sultanates of Hadhranaut.
The last Reigning Sultan of Qishn & Socotra was HRH Sultan Abdullah bin Ashoor Al-Afrar (1966-1967).
He was deposed in 1967 (after Britain withdrew from South Arabia) and The Sultanate abolished by the new Marxist Peoples Republic of South Yemen.

I would very much appreciate any further information on The Sultanate and Al-Afrar Dynasty, and any up-to-date information on the Sultan's Family and situation, thank you.
Ruhije

[Ruhije]

Originally Posted by Cory

It is a a possibility that Yemen becomes a Federation of Emirates and Sultanates?

Excellent website of Al-Qu'aiti Sultanate Dynasty - Al Qu'aiti Royal Family

The Qu'aiti website gives you a window in to the former Sultanate, its history, family dynasty, photos of family Sultans and Sultanate.

I also read a couple of articles recently, and two interviews with a Sultan and a Sheikh, regarding the return of some Sultans and Sheikhs to their former ancestoral homes in Yemen, since the unification of the North and South.
Two of the returned Sultans are in the former Sultanates of Shihr & Mukalla, and Lahej.
Many of the Sultans larger Palaces are now State museums and Government buildings, but other family houses, properties, and some land estates have returned to the Sultans & Sheikhs families in restitution agreements.
The return of those Sultans to Yemen in the 1990s was greated by large enthusiastic and emotional cheering crowds!

[Ruhije]

Page one of this thread seems have got stuck or set on "Wide-screen" since the introduction maps have been added at top page 1. So i can not see or read the right hand side edge of screen.
Is this an error or just my screen? Thank you.

But also i must say, these excellent maps added post at begining of this thread are very helpful for information on these Protectorates - Aden and South Arabia.

[Warren]

The map size has been reduced.

[Ruhije]

These maps that Warren has now added in posts on page one of this thread of the Aden and South Arabian Sultanates, Sheikhdoms, and Emirates are really quite excellent and help clarify and explain the situations of these Monarchies in the various Protectorates and Federations that i have referred to and written about in my posts on the Sultanates and Sheikhdom States that made up South Arabia and then South Yemen, now present day Republic of Yemen.