17 Facts About Mahra Sultanate

Mahra Sultanate, known in its later years as the Mahra State of Qishn and Socotra or sometimes the Mahra Sultanate of Ghayda and Socotra was a sultanate that included the historical region of Mahra and the Guardafui Channel island of Socotra in what is eastern Yemen.

In 1886, the Mahra Sultanate became a British protectorate and later joined the Aden Protectorate.

The Mahra Sultanate was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen and is part of the Republic of Yemen.

Mahra Sultanate was inhabited by the Mahri people who spoke the Mahri language, a modern South Arabian language.

Ancient history of the Mahra Sultanate region begins with the formation of the ?Ad kingdom by an Arabian tribe called ?Ad which settled in South Arabia.

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The Ridda War in Al-Mahra Sultanate ended quickly as the newly formed alliance subdued the Bani Shakhrah faction without bloodshed.

People of al-Mahra Sultanate played a role in the history of Islam and the Arab world's military achievements during the early years of Islam.

The Mehri army were highly skilled cavalry which rode horses and a special camel breed called the Mehri originating from Al-Mahra Sultanate which was renowned for its speed, agility and toughness.

Al-Mahra Sultanate army was nicknamed "the people who kill without being killed" by 'Amr ibn al-'As.

The Mahra Sultanate quarter was named after the residents from Al-Mahra Sultanate as they were the sole residents and owners of the land.

The Mahra Sultanate tribe shared the al-Raya quarter in Fustat with various tribes who were closely associated with the Prophet Muhammad and, according to historical accounts, the Mahra Sultanate forces used the al-Raya quarter as a residence and stable for their precious horses.

The Mahra Sultanate quarter was located close to the Al-Raya quarter was which the absolute centre of the new capital of Fustat.

Connection of the British Government with Mahra Sultanate commenced in 1834, when Captain Ross, of the Indian Navy, was sent on a mission to Mahra Sultanate, and concluded an agreement with Sultan Ahmed bin Sultan of Fartash and his cousin, Sultan bin Amr of Qishn, by which they consented to the landing and storage of coal on the island by the British Government.

Mahra Sultanate died in 1907 and was succeeded by Sultan Abdulla bin Isa, to whom was continued the annual stipend paid to his predecessor.

Mahra Sultanate was abolished in 1967 and was annexed by Soviet supported South Yemen, which itself later united with North Yemen to become unified Yemen in 1990.

The Al-Mahra Sultanate was consistently ruled by the Al-Mahri dynasty from year 1750 till 1967.

Al-Mahra Sultanate is home to the Mehri camel which has been integral part Al-Mahra Sultanate army's military success during the Islamic conquests of Egypt and North Africa against the Byzantine Empire.