Dathina (Arabic: دثينة Dathīnah), the Dathina Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة دثينة Mashyakhat Dathīnah), or sometimes the Dathina Confederation, was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Mudiyah.[1]
| Dathina Sheikhdom مشيخة دثينة | |||||||||
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| State of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| 18th century–1967 | |||||||||
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 Map of the Federation of South Arabia | |||||||||
| Capital | Mudiyah | ||||||||
| • Type | Sheikhdom | ||||||||
| Historical era | 20th century | ||||||||
• Established | 18th century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1967 | ||||||||
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History edit
The state was abolished on 14 August 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of Yemen. In 1990 it became part of the Republic of Yemen.
Rulers edit
Dathina was ruled for one-year terms by Chairmen of the Council of State who bore the title Na'ib, Ra'is Majlis al-Dawla.[2]
- 1965 - 6? Apr 1966? al-Husayn ibn Mansur al-Jabiri
- 1966 - 14 Aug 1967 `Abd al-Qadir ibn Shaya
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000
- ^ States of the Aden Protectorates
External links edit
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