Category:Sultanate of Lahej

**Sultanate of Lahej**
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Instance of	sultanate; historical country;
Location	Yemen;
Capital	Lahij;
Inception	1728;
Dissolved, abolished or demolished date	1839;
Religion or worldview	Islam;
	13° 06′ 00″ N, 45° 28′ 00.12″ E
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English: The Sultanate of Lahej (Arabic: سلطنة لحج [Salṭanat Laḥij]) — was formerly located in southwestern Yemen.

An 'independent' (1728 - 1839), also known as the Abdali Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة العب دلي [Salṭanat al-ʿAbdalī]), then a British Protectorate 1839, and in 1869 with the Suez Canal opening, it became part of the British Aden Protectorate (1869 - 1963).
Its capital was Lahej (Lahij), and after 1919 it included the area of Subeihi. The Sultanate became part of the British Federation of South Arabia in 1963.
The Sultan of Lahej was expelled in 1967, with the formation of the Soviet People's Republic of South Yemen (1967 - 1990).