Native Name: | Arabic: سلطنة العوالق العليا |
Conventional Long Name: | Upper Aulaqi Sultanate |
Common Name: | Upper Aulaqi Sultanate |
Subdivision: | State |
Nation: | the Federation of South Arabia |
Era: | 20th century |
Government Type: | Sultanate |
Year Start: | 18th century |
Year End: | 1967 |
P1: | Federation of Arab Emirates of the South |
S1: | South Yemen |
Flag S1: | Flag of South Yemen.svg |
Image Map Caption: | Map of the Federation of South Arabia |
Capital: | Nisab (Nişāb) |
The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة العوالق العليا ) was a state in the British Aden Protectorate and the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Nisab.
The Lower Aulaqi sultans separated from the Upper Aulaqi in the 18th century.
In September 1879, Sultan Awadh bin Abdulla was dethroned in consequence of old age and was succeeded by his eldest son Abdulla.[1]
Sultan Abdulla bin Awadh died on 11 December 1887 and was succeeded by his son, Sultan Salih bin Abdulla.
A treaty was concluded between the British and the Upper Aulaqi Sultan on 18 March 1904 and ratified on 23 April 1904.
The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate joined the Federation of South Arabia in June 1964, the last one to join. The last sultan was Sultan Awad ibn Salih Al Awlaqi.
The last ruler was deposed in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen and the area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.[2]
The ruler of the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate bore the title Sultan al-Saltana al-`Awlaqiyya al-`Ulya.