Upper Yafa
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Upper Yafa, Upper Yafa'i (Arabic: يافع العليا [Yāfiʿ al-ʿUlyā]), or the Sultanate of Upper Yafa (Arabic: سلطنة يافع العليا [Salṭanat Yāfiʿ al-ʿUlyā]), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate and the Protectorate of South Arabia. It was ruled by the Harharah dynasty and its capital was Mahjaba. Within its area were the sheikhdoms of Busi, Dhubi, Hadrami, Maflahi, and Mausatta.
[edit] History
In the 1960s, Upper Yafa did not join the British-sponsored Federation of South Arabia but became a part of the Protectorate of South Arabia. It was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen and is now part of the Republic of Yemen.
[edit] Sultans of Upper Yafa
- Muhammad ibn Ali ibn Salih ibn Ahmad - ?-1895
- Kahtan ibn Umar ibn al Husayn - 1895-1904
- Umar ibn Kahtan ibn Umar - 1904-1919
- Salih ibn Umar ibn al Husayn Harharah - 1919-1927
- Umar ibn Salih Harharah - 1927-1948
- Muhammad ibn Salih Harharah - 1948-1967
[edit] Postage stamps
Postage stamps in the name of Upper Yafa since 1967 may be found advertised on the internet, but they are from a micronation whose website claims that the capital has been protected by an impenetrable force field since then.
Artistamp artist Bruce Grenville has created a set of stamps for the Sultanate of Upper Yafa.
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