Mawsata, Mausata (), or the Mawsata State ( ), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. Mawsata was located in the western and southwestern part of Upper Yafa. The main mountain in the area is Jabal Darfan.
Mawsata was the most populated of the five sheikhdoms of Upper Yafa. 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
History The State of Mawsata (Dawlat Mawsata) was established in 1780. Owing to family dissensions, in 1860 the ruling family was divided into two lineages. Around 1904 the state became a British protectorate.
Mawsata was part of the Protectorate of South Arabia until 1967 when it was abolished.R.J. Gavin. Aden Under British Rule: 1839-1967. London: C. Hurst & Company, 1975
Rulers The ruler of Mawsata State bore the title Naqib.States of the Aden Protectorates
1780 - 1810 al-Qasim Al Harhara 1810 - 1840 `Ali ibn al-Qasim Al Harhara 1840 - 1860 `Askar ibn `Ali Al Harhara
Lineage 1 1860 - 1907 `Ali ibn `Askar Al Harhara 1907 - 1940 Naji ibn `Ali ibn `Askar Al Harhara 1940 - Jan 1963 Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr ibn `Ali Al Harhara Feb 1963 - Jun 1967 `Aydarus ibn Ahmad Al Harhara
Lineage 2 1860 - 1920 Muhsin ibn `Askar Al Harhara 1920 - 1946 Muhammad ibn Muhsin ibn `Askar Al Harhara 1946 - 1959 al-Husayn ibn Salih ibn Muhsin Al Harhara 1959 - Jun 1967 Salih ibn al-Husayn ibn Salih Al Harhara
See also Aden Protectorate Upper Yafa
References
External links Map of Arabia (1905-1923) including the states of Aden Protectorate