Upper Aulaqi Sultanate#Sultans

{{Infobox former subdivision

| native_name = {{lang|ar|سلطنة العوالق العليا}}

| conventional_long_name = Upper Aulaqi Sultanate

| common_name = Upper Aulaqi Sultanate

| subdivision = State

| nation = the Federation of South Arabia

| era = 20th century

| government_type = Sultanate

| year_start = 18th century

| year_end = 1967

| p1 = Federation of Arab Emirates of the South

| s1 = South Yemen

| flag_s1 = Flag of South Yemen.svg

| image_map = FederationOfSouthArabiaMap.jpg

| image_map_caption = Map of the Federation of South Arabia

| capital = Nisab (Nişāb)

}}

The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate ({{langx|ar|سلطنة العوالق العليا}} {{Transliteration|ar|Salṭanat al-‘Awālaq al-‘Ulyā}}) was a state in the British Aden Protectorate and the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Nisab.

History

The Lower Aulaqi sultans separated from the Upper Aulaqi in the 18th century.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

In September 1879, Sultan Awadh bin Abdulla was dethroned in consequence of old age and was succeeded by his eldest son Abdulla.{{Cite book|last=Aitchison|first=G|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.49919/page/n1/mode/2up|title=A Collection Of Treaties, Engagements And Sanads Relating To India And Neighbouring Countries|publisher=Government of India|year=1931|volume=xi|pages=14}} {{PD-notice}}

Sultan Abdulla bin Awadh died on 11 December 1887 and was succeeded by his son, Sultan Salih bin Abdulla.

A treaty was concluded between the British and the Upper Aulaqi Sultan on 18 March 1904 and ratified on 23 April 1904.

The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate joined the Federation of South Arabia in June 1964, the last one to join. The last sultan was Sultan Awad ibn Salih Al Awlaqi.{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}}

The last ruler was deposed in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen and the area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.Paul Dresch. A History of Modern Yemen. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2000