Upper Yafa, Upper Yafa'i (Arabic

Arabic language

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: يافع العليا ), or the Sultanate of Upper Yafa (Arabic: سلطنة يافع العليا ), was a state in the British

British Empire

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 Aden Protectorate

Aden Protectorate

The Aden Protectorate was a British protectorate in southern Arabia which evolved in the hinterland of Aden following the acquisition of that port by Britain in 1839 as an anti-piracy station, and it continued until the 1960s. For administrative purposes it was divided into the Western...

 and the Protectorate of South Arabia

Protectorate of South Arabia

The Protectorate of South Arabia was a grouping of states under treaties of protection with Britain. The Protectorate was designated on 18 January 1963 as consisting of those areas of the Aden Protectorate that did not join the Federation of South Arabia, and it broadly, but not exactly,...

. It was ruled by the Harharah dynasty

Dynasty

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 and its capital was Mahjaba. Within its area were the five sheikhdom

Sheikhdom

A sheikhdom is a geographical area or a society , that is ruled by a sheikh . Sheikhdoms exist almost exclusively within Arab countries, particularly in the Arabian Peninsula....

s of Al-Busi, Al-Dhubi, Al-Hadrami, Al-Muflihi

Maflahi

Maflahi, Muflahi , or the Muflahi Sheikhdom , was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. It was originally one of the five sheikhdoms of Upper Yafa but joined the Federation of South Arabia and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia, as a separate state...

, and Al-Mausatta.

History

In the 1960s, Upper Yafa did not join the British-sponsored Federation of South Arabia

Federation of South Arabia

The Federation of South Arabia was an organization of states under British protection in what would become South Yemen. It was formed on 4 April 1962 from the 15 protected states of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South. On 18 January 1963 it was merged with the crown colony of Aden...

 but became a part of the Protectorate of South Arabia. It was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen and is now part of the Republic of Yemen

Yemen

The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east....

.

Sultans of Upper Yafa

• Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Salih ibn Ahmad ibn ali - ?-1895
• Kahtan ibn Umar ibn al Husayn - 1895-1904
• Umar ibn Kahtan ibn Umar - 1904-1919
• Salih ibn Umar ibn al Husayn Harharah - 1919-1927
• Umar ibn Salih Harharah - 1927-1948
• Muhammad ibn Salih Harharah - 1948-

Postage stamps

Artistamp

Artistamp

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 artist Bruce Grenville

Bruce Grenville

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has created a set of stamps for the Sultanate of Upper Yafa.