Alawi (sheikhdom)

For other uses, see Alawi.
‘Alawi Sheikhdom
مشيخة العلوي
State of the Federation of South Arabia

1743–1967
Map of the Federation of South Arabia
Capital Al Qasha
Government Sheikhdom
Historical era 20th century
  Established 1743
  Disestablished 1967

The Alawi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة العلوي Mashyakhat al-‘Alawī), or Alawi (Arabic: علوي ‘Alawī) — was a Sheikhdom located in the Adan region of southwestern Yemen. Its capital was Al Qasha. The state was abolished in 1967 with the independence of the People's Republic of South Yemen.[1]

History

`Alawi was one of the original "Nine Cantons" that signed protectorate agreements with Great Britain in the 18th century.

In 1863 it became part of the larger British Aden Protectorate, coinciding with the opening of the Suez Canal in the same year.

In the 1960s it was in the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. The last sheikh, Salih ibn Sayil Al Alawi, was deposed and his state was abolished on 28 Aug 1967 upon the founding of the communist-led People's Republic of South Yemen (1967-1990). Since 1990 the area is part of the Republic of Yemen.

Rulers

The rulers of the `Alawi Sheikhdom had the style of Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-`Alawiyya.[2]

Sheikhs

See also

References

  1. Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000
  2. States of the Aden Protectorates

External links

Coordinates: 13°28′05″N 44°39′22″E / 13.468°N 44.656°E / 13.468; 44.656


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