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Federation of South Arabia, with Lahej at bottom left Capital
Al-Hawtah Religion Islam Government Sultanate Historical era
Aden Protectorate  -  Established 1728  -  Disestablished
1839[1]  Lahej (Arabic: لحج Laḥij), the Sultanate of Lahej
(Arabic: سلطنة لحج Salṭanat Laḥij), or, sometimes, the Abdali
Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة العبدلي Salṭanat al-ʿAbdalī), Was a
Sheikdom based in Lahej in Southern Yemen. The Sheikdom was
officially abolished in 1967.   Guest House of the Sultan of
Lahej, from an 1898 photograph by Henry Ogg Forbes.  18th — 19th
century[edit]  Lahej was sultanate of the 'Abdali dynasty . In
1740 the 'Abdali sultan became independent.[2] The Sultanate of
Lahej became an independent entity, from 1728 to 1839.  The
Sultanate of Lahej lost its independence to the British, after
the Royal Navy Aden Expedition attack in 1839. The Sultan signed
several treaties with the Britis