Emirate of Dhala
The Emirate of Dhala ( Arabic الضالع, DMG aḍ-Ḍāliʿ ), Amiri (الأميري / al-ʿAmīrī ), or the Emirate of Dhala (إمارة الضالع / Imārat aḍ-Ḍāliʿ ) was a state within the British protectorate of Aden, briefly it belonged to the Federation of the United Arab Emirates of the South and then to the South Arab Federation . Its capital was Dhala . The area is now part of the Republic of Yemen .
history
At first the area was under the suzerainty of the Zaidite Imam of Yemen . In the early 20th century the state came under British rule. In the 1960s Dhala was the scene of an unsuccessful rebellion against the British colonial rulers. The last emir from the Amiri dynasty, Shafaul ibn Ali Shaif al-Amiri, was ousted in 1967.
literature
- Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen . Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
- RJ Gavin. Aden Under British Rule: 1839-1967 . London: C. Hurst & Company, 1975.
- Tom Little. South Arabia: Arena of Conflict . London: Pall Mall Press, 1968.