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.ib-former-subdiv-native{font-size:78%}.mw-parser-output .ib-former-subdiv .infobox-subheader{background-color:#cddeff;font-weight:bold}.mw-parser-output .ib-former-subdiv-flagarms,.mw-parser-output .ib-former-subdiv-flagarms td{border:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .ib-former-subdiv-flagarms table{width:100%}.mw-parser-output .ib-former-subdiv-flagarms tbody tr:first-child td{width:50%;vertical-align:middle}.mw-parser-output .ib-former-subdiv-fake-li{text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal}</style><table class="infobox ib-former-subdiv vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above fn org">State of Upper Yafa<div class="ib-former-subdiv-native nickname"><span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">يافع العليا</span></span><br /><i><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Yāfi‘ al-‘Ulyā</i></span></i></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader category">State of the <a href="/wiki/Protectorate_of_South_Arabia" title="Protectorate of South Arabia">Protectorate of South Arabia</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader category">1680–1967</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="noresize" style="display:table; width:100%;"> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding-left:5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Flag of Upper Yafa"><img alt="Flag of Upper Yafa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg/125px-Flag_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="125" height="75" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg/188px-Flag_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/47/Flag_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg/250px-Flag_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="307" /></a></span></div> <div>Flag</div> </div> <div style="display:table-cell; vertical-align:middle; padding: 0px 5px;"> <div style="padding-bottom:3px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Coat_of_arms_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Emblem of Upper Yafa"><img alt="Emblem of Upper Yafa" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Coat_of_arms_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg/85px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="85" height="64" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Coat_of_arms_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg/128px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fc/Coat_of_arms_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg/170px-Coat_of_arms_of_the_State_of_Upper_Yafa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1110" data-file-height="842" /></a></span></div> <div>Emblem</div> </div> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Upper_Yafa_in_its_region.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Upper_Yafa_in_its_region.svg/220px-Upper_Yafa_in_its_region.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="121" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Upper_Yafa_in_its_region.svg/330px-Upper_Yafa_in_its_region.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8d/Upper_Yafa_in_its_region.svg/440px-Upper_Yafa_in_its_region.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="317" /></a></span><br />Upper Yafa in its region</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:FederationOfSouthArabiaMap.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/FederationOfSouthArabiaMap.jpg/220px-FederationOfSouthArabiaMap.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/FederationOfSouthArabiaMap.jpg/330px-FederationOfSouthArabiaMap.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0d/FederationOfSouthArabiaMap.jpg/440px-FederationOfSouthArabiaMap.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2282" data-file-height="1443" /></a></span><br />Upper Yafa is the western exclave of the <a href="/wiki/Protectorate_of_South_Arabia" title="Protectorate of South Arabia">Protectorate of South Arabia</a> (red) between the <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_South_Arabia" title="Federation of South Arabia">Federation of South Arabia</a> (blue) and the <a href="/wiki/Yemen_Arab_Republic" title="Yemen Arab Republic">Yemen Arab Republic</a> (green) in this map of the region in the 1960s</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Capital</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Mahjaba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mahjaba (page does not exist)">Mahjaba</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div class="ib-former-subdiv-fake-li">• 1967 est.</div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,600 km<sup>2</sup> (620 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Population</th><td class="infobox-data"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• 1967 est. </div></th><td class="infobox-data">35,000</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Government</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886047488">.mw-parser-output .nobold{font-weight:normal}</style><span class="nobold"> • Type</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Confederal_Sultanate&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Confederal Sultanate (page does not exist)">Confederal Sultanate</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r886047488"><span class="nobold"> • <a href="/wiki/Motto" title="Motto">Motto</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Arabic-language text"><span lang="ar" dir="rtl">إِنَّ اللَّهَ يَأمُرُ بِالعَدلِ وَالإِحسَانِ</span></span><br /><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">'Inn Alllah yamur bialeadl wal'iihsan</i></span><br />"Indeed, Allah commands justice and grace"</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Historical era</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/20th_century" title="20th century">20th century</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Established </div></th><td class="infobox-data">1680</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="text-indent:-0.9em;margin-left:1.2em;font-weight:normal;">• Disestablished </div></th><td class="infobox-data">29 November 1967</td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="width:95%; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; display:inline-table;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:center; border:0; padding-bottom:0"><div id="before-after"></div></td> <td style="text-align:center;border:0; padding-bottom:0;"><b>Succeeded by</b> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center; border:0;"> </td> <td style="vertical-align:top; text-align:center;border:0;"> <table style="width:92%; text-align:center; margin:0 auto; border:0;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle; text-align:right;"><a href="/wiki/South_Yemen" title="South Yemen">South Yemen</a> </td> <td style="border:0; padding:0; vertical-align:middle;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg/20px-Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="13" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg/30px-Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/db/Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg/40px-Flag_of_South_Yemen.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="512" data-file-height="341" /></span></span> </td></tr> </tbody></table> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Upperyafa1967.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Upperyafa1967.jpg" decoding="async" width="199" height="241" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="241" /></a><figcaption>Upper Yafa stamp</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Upper Yafa</b> or <b>Upper Yafa'i</b> (<a href="/wiki/Arabic_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Arabic language">Arabic</a>: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">يافع العليا</span> <i><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Yāfi‘ al-‘Ulyā</i></span>),</i> officially the <b>State of Upper Yafa</b> (Arabic: <span lang="ar" dir="rtl">دولة يافع العليا</span> <i><span title="Arabic-language romanization"><i lang="ar-Latn">Daulat Yāfiʿ al-ʿUlyā</i></span>)</i>, was a military alliance in the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a> <a href="/wiki/Aden_Protectorate" title="Aden Protectorate">Aden Protectorate</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Protectorate_of_South_Arabia" title="Protectorate of South Arabia">Protectorate of South Arabia</a>. It was ruled by the Harharah <a href="/wiki/Dynasty" title="Dynasty">dynasty</a> and its capital was <a href="/w/index.php?title=Mahjaba&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Mahjaba (page does not exist)">Mahjaba</a>, a small town on a hill located about 50 km northeast of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Habilayn&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Habilayn (page does not exist)">Habilayn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Upper Yafa was one part of <a href="/wiki/Yafa%27a" title="Yafa'a">Yafa'a</a>, the other part being <a href="/wiki/Lower_Yafa" title="Lower Yafa">Lower Yafa</a>. </p><p>The sultan of Upper Yafa had very little control over Upper Yafa's constituent sheikdoms,<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which had separate protectorate treaties with the British,<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and were free to disassociate from the policies of the Upper Yafa sheikh.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The only time that the Upper Yafa sheikh held influence was during a crisis that threatened the independence of Upper Yafa's states, during which they would unite under the sultan. This meant that Upper Yafa was more akin to a military alliance than a genuine state.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Yafa&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Yafa'i tribe has traditionally inhabited the mountainous hinterland of the Aden area. Upper Yafa was formed in the 18th century.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It included the <a href="/wiki/Sheikhdom" title="Sheikhdom">sheikhdoms</a> of <a href="/wiki/Al-Busi" title="Al-Busi">Al-Busi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Al-Dhubi" title="Al-Dhubi">Al-Dhubi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hadrami_Sheikhdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Hadrami Sheikhdom">Al-Hadrami</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maflahi" title="Maflahi">Al-Muflihi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mawsata" title="Mawsata">Al-Mausata</a>, <a href="/wiki/Na%27wah_(Upper_Yafa)" title="Na'wah (Upper Yafa)">Na'wah</a> and <a href="/w/index.php?title=Rubeitein&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Rubeitein (page does not exist)">Rubeitein</a>. </p><p>In 1895 Sultan Qahtan bin Umar succeeded to the titular chieftainship on the death of Sultan Muhammad bin Ali. Very few dealings were held with the Upper Yafai till 1903, when in that year it was proposed to demarcate the north-eastern frontier. Treaties were concluded with the Dhubi, Mausatta and Muflahi sections, with Sultan Qahtan as titular chief of the whole tribe, and with the Hadrami and Shaibi sections. In August the Shaibi frontier was demarcated, but, on the survey party entering the Rubiatein district, a post which had been established at Awabil was attacked by Sultan Salih bin Umar, Sultan Qahtan's brother. The attack was repelled; but, as the Turks declared that any advance into the Rada district would imperil the negotiations then proceeding between the two countries, all attempts to demarcate the north-eastern frontier were abandoned.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 1903 an Agreement was made by Shaikh Mutahir Ali of the Shaibi tribe, by which he undertook to look after the boundary pillars for a monthly stipend of 7 dollars.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1904 owing to the agreement entered into with the British Government, Sultan Qahtan bin Umar was deposed by tribesmen headed by his brother, Salih. In 1905 Government sanctioned the gift to Sultan Qahtan of $3,000 as assistance towards effecting his rehabilitation.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Shaibi tribesmen have their headmen of clans, who owe a sort of allegiance to a stipendiary by name Shaikh Ali Mana, the Saqladi. The Nuqaba of Mausatta, two of whom share the stipend granted to them by His Majesty's Government under the terms of their Treaty, assert that they have considerable influence in Shaibi; and Shaikh Ali Muhsin Askar, the son of Muhsin Askar (one Mausatta stipendiary), frequently visited the country as mediator. In recognition of his importance, Ali Muhsin Askar was granted an allowance of $20 a month, so long as he remained faithful to Government.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1906 Ali Muhsin Askar, owing to a fancied slight which he asserted that he had received in Aden, returned to the Shaibi country and knock- ed down a boundary pillar. His allowance was stopped till he came into Dhala before the Resident and asked for pardon.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1913 Sultan Qahtan died, without having succeeded in getting himself reinstated. He was succeeded by his son, Sultan Umar, but his recognition was withheld by Government who gave him one year's time within which to bring about his rehabilitation, and continued to him provisionally the stipend paid to his father. The period was extended from year to year till 1919, when he abdicated in favour of his uncle Salih. The latter had been accepted by the Muflahi section as their Sultan in 1911, and in 1920 he was recognized by His Majesty's Government and was granted the stipend previously paid to Sultan Umar.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In November 1919 the Imam of Sanaa's troops captured Shaib', Rubiatein, Nawa and Dhabiani. They were compelled to evacuate Shuib in July 1928 but still occupied the other three Yafai sections.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Flag_of_Upper_Yafa.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Upper_Yafa.svg/220px-Flag_of_Upper_Yafa.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Upper_Yafa.svg/330px-Flag_of_Upper_Yafa.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Flag_of_Upper_Yafa.svg/440px-Flag_of_Upper_Yafa.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="450" data-file-height="300" /></a><figcaption>Previous flag of Upper Yafa</figcaption></figure> <p>In 1923, with a view to cheeking the advance of the troops of the Imam of Sanaa, Khan Bahadur Sayyid Husein bin Hamid el Mehdar, the Minister of the Sultan of Shir and Mukalla, paid a special visit, to Upper Yafa, with the approval of the Resident, and obtained the signatures of the Yafai Shailchs to an agreement by which they declared themselves bound by their existing treaties with Great Britain and pledged themselves to tribal unity and combination against any aggressors. This agreement contributed to the successful co-operation of the Upper Yafai tribes in the expulsion of the Imam's forces from Shaibi territory in July 1928.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sultan Salih bin Umar abdicated in 1927 in favour of his son, Sultan Muhammad bin Salih, who was accorded recognition by the British government.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1931, the numbers of the Upper Yafai tribesmen were estimated very approximately at 80,000.<sup id="cite_ref-:02_3-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:02-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The area of Upper Yafa had not been visited by Europeans before Colonel M.C. Lake of the <a href="/wiki/British_Indian_Army" title="British Indian Army">British Indian Army</a> explored it in order to gather intelligence and to find suitable sites for landing grounds. In 1925 Lake built a small army of tribal warriors that would be able to assist the British Aden Protectorate in eventual territorial scuffles with the Imam of Yemen.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between 1955 and 1957 there were uprisings against the British authorities in Upper Yafa that were successfully suppressed.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1959, several tribal leaders with assistance of the <a href="/wiki/Mutawakkilite_Kingdom_of_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen">Mutawakkilite Kingdom of Yemen</a> rose up against the Upper Yafa sultan. The rebellion was suppressed following bombardment by the Royal Air Force on 15, 16, and 18 June.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Unlike Lower Yafa, in the 1960s Upper Yafa did not join the British-sponsored <a href="/wiki/Federation_of_South_Arabia" title="Federation of South Arabia">Federation of South Arabia</a>, forming instead an <a href="/wiki/Exclave" class="mw-redirect" title="Exclave">exclave</a> part of the <a href="/wiki/Protectorate_of_South_Arabia" title="Protectorate of South Arabia">Protectorate of South Arabia</a>. </p><p>The Upper Yafa Sultanate was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_South_Yemen" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of South Yemen">People's Republic of South Yemen</a>. South Yemen united with <a href="/wiki/Yemen_Arab_Republic" title="Yemen Arab Republic">North Yemen</a> in 1990 to form the Republic of <a href="/wiki/Yemen" title="Yemen">Yemen</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="States">States</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Yafa&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: States"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Al-Busi" title="Al-Busi">Al-Busi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Al-Dhubi" title="Al-Dhubi">Al-Dhubi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hadrami_Sheikhdom" class="mw-redirect" title="Hadrami Sheikhdom">Hadrami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mawsata" title="Mawsata">Mawsata</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maflahi" title="Maflahi">Maflahi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Na%27wah_(Upper_Yafa)" title="Na'wah (Upper Yafa)">Na'wah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rubeaten" title="Rubeaten">Rubeaten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Juban_(Upper_Yafa)" title="Juban (Upper Yafa)">Juban</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Rulers">Rulers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Yafa&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Rulers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sheikhs_of_Upper_Yafa">Sheikhs of Upper Yafa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Yafa&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sheikhs of Upper Yafa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>c.1730 – 1735: `Ali ibn Ahmad Al Harhara</li> <li>c.1735 – 1750: Ahmad ibn `Ali Al Harhara</li> <li>c.1750 – 1780: Salih I ibn Ahmad Al Harhara</li> <li>c.1780 – 1800: `Umar I ibn Salih Al Harhara</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sultans_of_Upper_Yafa">Sultans of Upper Yafa</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Yafa&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Sultans of Upper Yafa"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>c.1800 – 1810: Qahtan I ibn `Umar ibn Salih Al Harhara (1st time)</li> <li>c.1810 – 1815: `Umar II ibn Qahtan ibn `Umar Al Harhara</li> <li>c.1815 – 1840: Qahtan I ibn `Umar ibn Qahtan Al Harhara (2nd time)</li> <li>c.1840 – 1866: `Abd Allah ibn Nasir ibn Salih Al Harhara</li> <li>1866 – 1875: al-Husayn ibn Abi Bakr ibn Qahtan Al Harhara</li> <li>1875 – 28 Apr 1895: Muhammad I ibn `Ali ibn Salih ibn Ahmad Al Harhara</li> <li>1895 – 1903: Qahtan II ibn `Umar ibn al-Husayn Al Harhara</li> <li>4 Dec 1903 – 1913: Salih II ibn `Umar ibn al-Husayn Al Harhara (1st time)</li> <li>1913 – 1919: `Umar III ibn Qahtan ibn `Umar Al Harhara</li> <li>1919 – 1927: Salih II ibn `Umar ibn al-Husayn Al Harhara (2nd time)</li> <li>1927 – 1948: Umar IV ibn Salih ibn `Umar Al Harhara</li> <li>1948 – 29 Nov 1967: Muhammad II ibn Salih ibn `Umar Al Harhara</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Postage_stamps">Postage stamps</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Yafa&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Postage stamps"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Sultanate of Upper Yafa issued stamps in September 1967 although Mahjaba did not have functioning postal services at that time. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Artistamp" title="Artistamp">Artistamp</a> artist <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Grenville" class="mw-redirect" title="Bruce Grenville">Bruce Grenville</a> has created a set of stamps for the Sultanate of Upper Yafa. </p><p>Many further stamps were issued, not by the official authority, even after the dissolution of the Federation and the establishment of the Republic of South Yemen. These stamps can be found in the Phillips CD Catalogue of Oman State, Dhufar and South Arabia (Volume 15) </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Yafa&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Sunni_dynasties" title="List of Sunni dynasties">List of Sunni dynasties</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lower_Yafa" title="Lower Yafa">Lower Yafa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Protectorate_of_South_Arabia" title="Protectorate of South Arabia">Protectorate of South Arabia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Upper_Yafa&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.panoramio.com/photo/9975958">Picture of Mahjaba</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-:0-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-:0_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.qdl.qa/en/archive/81055/vdc_100023909211.0x00006a"><i>Gazetteer of Arabia</i></a>. 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