Lower Aulaqi

Lower Aulaqi ( or the '''Lower Aulaqi Sultanate''' (Arabic: سلطنة العوالق السفلى [ ), was a state in the Aden Protectorate , the Federation Of Arab Emirates Of The South , and its successor, the Federation Of South Arabia . Its capital was Ahwar .

HISTORY

The Lower Aulaqi sultans separated from the Upper Aulaqi ( Upper Aulaqi Sultanate and Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom ) in the 18th Century . In the late 19th Century , the area came under British influence and eventually became a constituent of the Aden Protectorate. The sultanate joined the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South in February 1960 and the Federation of South Arabia in January 1963 . It was abolished in 1967 and the last sultan, Nasir ibn Aidrus Al Awlaqi, was imprisoned upon the founding of the People's Republic Of South Yemen . The area is now part of the Republic of Yemen .

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	former countries in asia

	sultanates

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