Hadrami sheikhdom
| Hadhrami Sheikdom مشيخة الحضرمي | |||||||||
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| State of the Protectorate of South Arabia | |||||||||
| 1820–1967 | |||||||||
 Map of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| Capital | Al-Shibr | ||||||||
| • Type | Sheikhdom | ||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
• Established | 1820 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||||
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The Hadrami or Hadhrami Sheikdom (Arabic: مشيخة الحضرمي), Maktab Al Hadharem (Arabic: مكتب الحضارم), or Al Hadharem (Arabic: الحضارم), is one of the five sheikdoms of Upper Yafa.[1] The Hadrami sheikdom was divided into four quarters: Sinaani (سناني), Bal Hay (بلحأي), Thuluthi (ثلثي), and Marfadi (مرفدي). The capital of the sheikdom is the village of Al-Shibr (Arabic: قرية الشبر), which is located in the Sinaani quarter.
History
[edit]The state was abolished on 14 August 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of Yemen. In 1990 it became part of the Republic of Yemen.[2]
Rulers
[edit]Hadrami was ruled by sheikhs who bore the title Shaykh al-Mashyakha al-Hadramiyya.
Sheikhs
[edit]- 1820 - 1850 Abu Hajar Ghalib al-Hadrami
- 1850 - 1870 Muhammad ibn Ghalib al-Hadrami
- 1870 - 1900 Muhsin ibn Ghalib al-Hadrami
- 1900 - 1915 Muhsin ibn Muhsin al-Hadrami
- 1915 - 1945 Nasi ibn Muhsin al-Hadrami
- 1945 - 1958 Muhammad ibn Muhsin al Hadrami
- 1959 `Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-Hadrami
- 1959 - 1967 `Abd al-Qawi ibn Muhammad al-Hadrami
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "States of the Aden Protectorates". World Statesmen.org. Cahoon, Ben. Retrieved 2010-04-27.
- ^ Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000
External links
[edit]- Map of Arabia (1905-1923) including the states of Aden Protectorate Archived 2012-12-04 at archive.today
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