Yemen under British rule

Last modified: 2002-01-26 by ivan sache
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• Before 1959: Colony and Protectorate of Aden
• 1959: Federation of South Arabia and Protectorate of South Arabia
• 1967: Expulsion of the British and independence of South Yemen

See also:

• Yemen
• South Yemen
• United Kingdom: Former colonies and overseas territories

Before 1959: Colony and Protectorate of Aden

The British interests in South Arabia consisted of :

• the Colony of Aden
• the Protectorat of Aden, divided into:
  • the Western Protectorate, consisting of many small Emirates and Sultanates
  • the Eastern Protectorate
    • Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla
    • Kathiri State of Sai'un
    • Mahri State of Qishn and Socotra

Some of these states trace their origin to several centuries back, as Lahej (of which history and government is quite well known), Quati, Kathiri, Mahra. Other are tribal chiefs liberated in the last third of the 18th century (for example Akrabi, independent of Lahej in 1770) or that reached certain power thanks their alliance with the British. All the states remained under British protectorate in the first half of the 19th century, when was created the Protectorate of Aden, se