Mahra Sultanate

1432–1967 sultanate in modern-day Yemen State of Mahra and Socotraالدولة المهرية للبر وسقطرى (Arabic)al-Dawla al-Mahriyya lil-Barr wa-Suquṭrā1432–1967 Flag Emblem Map of Mahra in 1923Location of Mahra within the Arabian peninsula in 1923CapitalShihr (until 1495)QishnTamrida/HadibuCommon languagesArabic, MehriReligion IslamDemonymMehriGovernmentMonarchyHistory • Established 1432• British protectorate 1886• Dissolved 30 November 1967 Preceded by Succeeded by Rasulid dynasty South Yemen Today part ofYemenOman The Mahra Sultanate, known in its later years as the Mahra State of Qishn and Socotra, or sometimes the Mahra Sultanate of Ghayda and Socotra, and formerly as the Afrari Arab Sultanate, was a sultanate that included the historical region of Mahra and the Guardafui Channel island of Socotra in what is now eastern Yemen. It was ruled by the Banu Afrar dynasty for most of its history. The Sultanate was inhabited by the Mehri people who spoke the Mahri language, a modern South Arabian language. The Mehri share, with their regional neighbours on the island of Socotra and in Dhofar, cultural traditions like a modern South Arabian language, and franki