20th century in Yemen

federal state under British protection in what would become South Arabia

1869-1969 UK possession on the Arab Peninsula

sultanate

1680–1967 state in southern Arabia

‘Aqrabi ( '), or the Aqrabi Sheikhdom ( '), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South, and its successor, the Federation of South Arabia. Its capital was Bir Ahmad. The state was abolished in 1967 with the independence of the People's Republic of South Yemen. The area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.

British protectorate (1963–1967)

dependency of British India