Mawsata, Mausata (), or the Mawsata State ( '), was a state in the

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. Mawsata was located in the western and southwestern part of

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History

The State of Mawsata (Dawlat Mawsata) was established in 1780. Owing to family dissensions, in 1860 the ruling family was divided into two lineages. Around 1904 the state became a

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. Mawsata was part of the Protectorate of South Arabia until 1967 when it was abolished.

Rulers

The ruler of Mawsata State bore the title '' Naqib''.States of the Aden Protectorates
/ref> *1780 - 1810 al-Qasim Al Harhara *1810 - 1840 `Ali ibn al-Qasim Al Harhara *1840 - 1860 `Askar ibn `Ali Al Harhara

Lineage 1

*1860 - 1907 `Ali ibn `Askar Al Harhara *1907 - 1940 Naji ibn `Ali ibn `Askar Al Harhara *1940 - Jan 1963 Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr ibn `Ali Al Harhara *Feb 1963 - Jun 1967 `Aydarus ibn Ahmad Al Harhara

Lineage 2

*1860 - 1920 Muhsin ibn `Askar Al Harhara *1920 - 1946 Muhammad ibn Muhsin ibn `Askar Al Harhara *1946 - 1959 al-Husayn ibn Salih ibn Muhsin Al Harhara *1959 - Jun 1967 Salih ibn al-Husayn ibn Salih Al Harhara

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