Aden Protectorate
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Was a British protectorate in South Arabia which evolved in the hinterland of the port of Aden and in the Hadhramaut following the British conquest of Aden in 1839.
Establishment
January 1839: In 1839, the Sultanateof Lahe became Aden Protectorate of the British Empire, though nominally the 'Abdali Sultan retained his status.
June 1839: An engagement was entered into with Sultan Mana bin Salam of this tribe, of the same tenor as those with the Abdali, the Fadhli and the Yafai.
August 1839: An engagement was concluded between the British Government and the Fadhli in July 1839, after the capture of Aden. The Fadhli Sultanate was one of the original "Nine Cantons" that signed protection agreements with Great Britain in the early 20th century.
Chronology
Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation
Were a series of wars and events that resulted in the establishment of modern-day Saudi Arabia.
September 1932: On 23 September 1932, Ibn Saud proclaimed the union of the main Saudi dominions of al-Hasa, Qatif, Nejd and the Hejaz as the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
January 1840: Soon after the British capture of Aden an engagement was entered into in 1839 with Ali bin Ghalib, Sultan of the Lower Yafai.
January 1875: In 1874, the Upper Aulaqi Sultanate came under the protection of the Aden Protectorate, with the tacit acceptance of the Ottoman Empire, which held suzerainty over Yemen. This arrangement was significant as it marked a shift in power dynamics in the region during that time.
January 1881: In 1880 the Amir of Dhala signed an agreement by which he became a British stipendiary.
January 1887: In 1886 the Mahra Sultanate accepted a Protectorate Treaty with Great Britain.
May 1888: A Protectorate Treaty was concluded with the Jemadar Abdulla bin Umar, and his brother Awadh bin Umar.
January 1889: Through a Protectorate Treaty concluded between the British and the Lower Aulaqi Sultanate, the Sultanate joined the Aden Protectorate.
January 1889: The Wahidi Sultanate of Balhaf becomes a British protectorate.
January 1889: Kathiri becomes a British Protectorate.
January 1889: The Wahidi Sultanate of Haban becomes a British protectorate.
February 1890: In 1888 a Protectorate Treaty was concluded with the Aqrabi, similar to that arranged with several other tribes, and was ratified on the 26th February 1890.
July 1895: A Protectorate Treaty was concluded by the British with the Alawi Shaikh.
January 1896: In 1895, the Wahidi Sultanate of Bir Ali, led by Sultan Ali bin Abdallah Al Wahidi, was placed under British protection. This decision was made as part of the broader British control over the Aden Protectorate in the Arabian Peninsula.
January 1901: In the early 20th century, the Dathina Sheikhdom came under British rule.
December 1903: A treaty was concluded at Aden with the Upper Aulaqi Shaikh, which became part of the British Aden Protectorate.
January 1904: In December 1903 a treaty was concluded by Great Britain with Sharif Ahmed bin Muhsin of the Emirate of Beihan.
January 1904: In October 1903 an Agreement was made by the British with Shaikh Mutahir Ali of the Upper Yafa Sultanate, by which he received a monthly stipend of 7 dollars and the Sultanate was integrated into the Aden Protectorate.
October 1914: In September 1914 a Protectorate Treaty was concluded by the British with Sultan Qasim bin Ahmed.
January 1950: The enclaves of Madha and Nahwa appear to have arisen in the 1930s-40, following a dispute over the ownership of the area between Oman and the local emirs.
February 1959: The Federation of the Emirates of the South was inaugurated in the British Colony of Aden.
April 1962: The Federation of South Arabia, that would later would become South Yemen, was formed in 1962 after adding nine states to the Federation of the Emirates of the South.
January 1963: The Protectorate of South Arabia consisted of various states located at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula under treaties of protection with Britain.
January 1963: The Federation of Saudi Arabia was joined by the Aden Colony.
Disestablishment
January 1963: The Protectorate of South Arabia consisted of various states located at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula under treaties of protection with Britain.
January 1963: The Federation of Saudi Arabia was joined by the Aden Colony.
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