Wahidi Bir Ali ( '), or the Wahidi Sultanate of Bir Ali ( ar, سلطنة واحدي بير علي '), was one of several Wahidi states in the
British Aden Protectorate and the
Protectorate of South Arabia
The Protectorate of South Arabia consisted of various states located at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula under treaties of protection with Britain. The area of the former protectorate became part of South Yemen after the Radfan uprisi ...
. Its capital was
Bi'r `Ali
Biʾr ʿAlī is a village in eastern Yemen. It is located in the Shabwah Governorate. The name means "Ali's Water well, Well" in Arabic. In pre-Islamic times, the port was called Qanīʾ (Qane, Cana, grc, Κάνη).
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on the
Gulf of Aden
The Gulf of Aden ( ar, خليج عدن, so, Gacanka Cadmeed 𐒅𐒖𐒐𐒕𐒌 𐒋𐒖𐒆𐒗𐒒) is a deepwater gulf of the Indian Ocean between Yemen to the north, the Arabian Sea to the east, Djibouti to the west, and the Guardafui Channe ...
coast. The last Sultan, Alawi ibn Salih ibn Ahmad Al Wahidi, was deposed and the state was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the
People's Republic of South Yemen
South Yemen ( ar, اليمن الجنوبي, al-Yaman al-Janubiyy), officially the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen (, ), also referred to as Democratic Yemen (, ) or Yemen (Aden) (, ), was a communist state that existed from 1967 to 19 ...
. The area is now part of the Republic of
Yemen
Yemen (; ar, ٱلْيَمَن, al-Yaman), officially the Republic of Yemen,, ) is a country in Western Asia. It is situated on the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula, and borders Saudi Arabia to the Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, north and ...
.
History
The predecessor state, the Wahidi Sultanate (Saltanat al-Wahidiyya), was established at an uncertain date.
In 1830 the Wahidi Sultanate split into four states:
*
Wahidi Sultanate of Ba´l Haf (Saltanat Ba al-Haf al-Wahidiyya)
* Wahidi Sultanate of `Azzan (Saltanat `Azzan al-Wahidiyya)
* Wahidi Sultanate of Bi´r `Ali `Amaqin (Saltanat Bi'r `Ali `Amaquin al-Wahidiyya)
*
Wahidi Sultanate of Habban
Wahidi Habban ( '), or the Wahidi Sultanate of Habban in Hadhramaut ( ar, سلطنة الواحدي حبان حضرموت '), was one of several Wahidi states in the British Aden Protectorate. Its capital was Habban. The last sultan, Husayn ibn ...
(Saltanat Habban al-Wahidiyya)
On 4 May 1881 Ba´l Haf and `Azzan joined. In 1888 the Wahidi Sultanate of Ba´l Haf and `Azzan became a
British protectorate.
In 1895 Bi´r `Ali `Amaqin also came under British protection. On 23 Oct 1962 the joint sultanate was renamed Wahidi Sultanate (al-Saltana al-Wahidiyya), while Bi´r `Ali and Habban remained subordinate sultanates.
On 29 Nov 1967 with the independence of the People's Republic of South Yemen all states were abolished.
Rulers
The Sultans of the Wahidi Sultanate of Bi´r `Ali `Amaqin had the style of ''Sultan Bi'r `Ali `Amaqi al-Wahidi''.
States of the Aden Protectorates
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Sultans
*1830 - 18.. `Abd Allah ibn Talib al-Wahidi
*1842 - 1875 al-Hadi ibn Talib al-Wahidi
*1875 - 1880 Talib ibn al-Hadi al-Wahidi
*1880 - Mar 1893 Muhsin ibn Salih al-Wahidi
*1893 - 1916 Salih ibn Ahmad al-Wahidi
*1916 - 1940 Nasir ibn Talib al-Wahidi
*1940 - 1955 `Alawi ibn Muhsin al-Wahidi
*1955 - 23 Oct 1962 `Alawi ibn Salih al-Wahidi (continued as subordinate ruler until 29 Nov 1967)
See also
* Aden Protectorate
References
External links
Map of Arabia (1905-1923) including the states of Aden Protectorate
19th-century establishments in Yemen
States in the Aden Protectorate
Protectorate of South Arabia
1830 establishments in Asia
Former sultanates
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