Audhali Sultanate
E361991
The Audhali Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in what is now southern Yemen, later incorporated into the British-backed Federation of South Arabia before its abolition in the late 1960s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Audhali Sultanate canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3354040 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Audhali Sultanate Context triple: [Federation of South Arabia, hasPart, Audhali Sultanate]
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A.
Fadhli Sultanate
The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
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B.
Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in what is now southern Yemen, later incorporated into the British-sponsored Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of the modern Yemeni state.
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C.
Lower Aulaqi Sultanate
The Lower Aulaqi Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in what is now southern Yemen, later incorporated into the British-sponsored Protectorate of South Arabia.
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D.
Lahej Sultanate
The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later the Federation of South Arabia.
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E.
Jalayirid Sultanate
The Jalayirid Sultanate was a 14th-century Persianate dynasty of Mongol origin that ruled parts of Iraq and western Iran after the fragmentation of the Ilkhanate.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Audhali Sultanate Target entity description: The Audhali Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in what is now southern Yemen, later incorporated into the British-backed Federation of South Arabia before its abolition in the late 1960s.
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A.
Fadhli Sultanate
The Fadhli Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in the Aden Protectorate region of southern Arabia, later incorporated into the Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of modern Yemen.
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B.
Upper Aulaqi Sultanate
The Upper Aulaqi Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in what is now southern Yemen, later incorporated into the British-sponsored Federation of South Arabia before becoming part of the modern Yemeni state.
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C.
Lower Aulaqi Sultanate
The Lower Aulaqi Sultanate was a traditional Arab sultanate in what is now southern Yemen, later incorporated into the British-sponsored Protectorate of South Arabia.
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D.
Lahej Sultanate
The Lahej Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in southern Yemen that became a key constituent state within the British-influenced protectorate system and later the Federation of South Arabia.
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E.
Jalayirid Sultanate
The Jalayirid Sultanate was a 14th-century Persianate dynasty of Mongol origin that ruled parts of Iraq and western Iran after the fragmentation of the Ilkhanate.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former sultanate
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ princely state ⓘ |
| abolishedMonarchy | 1967 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Aden Protectorate ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Fadhli Sultanate
ⓘ
Yafa' Upper and Lower Sheikhdoms ⓘ
surface form:
Yafa states
|
| capital |
Al Habilayn
ⓘ
surface form:
Al Audhal
|
| colonialRelationship | under British protection ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | Yemen ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1967 ⓘ |
| endCause |
establishment of a republican regime in South Yemen
ⓘ
revolution in South Arabia ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Arabs ⓘ |
| followedBy |
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen
ⓘ
surface form:
People's Republic of South Yemen
People's Democratic Republic of Yemen ⓘ
surface form:
South Yemen
|
| geopoliticalContext | part of British strategic sphere around Aden ⓘ |
| governmentType | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasPoliticalStatus | subordinate ally of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Aden Protectorate
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Aden Protectorate
|
| incorporatedInto |
British Western Aden Protectorate sphere
ⓘ
surface form:
British Aden Protectorate system
|
| language | Arabic ⓘ |
| legalForm | hereditary sultanate ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Arabian Peninsula
ⓘ
Southern Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
South Arabia
Southern Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
southern Arabia
|
| memberOf |
Federation of Arab Emirates of the South
ⓘ
Federation of South Arabia ⓘ |
| monarchDeposed | 1967 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Federation of South Arabia
ⓘ
Federation of South Arabia ⓘ
surface form:
Protectorate of South Arabia
|
| politicalChange | integrated into socialist South Yemen after 1967 ⓘ |
| politicalSystem | hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| precededBy | independent Audhali tribal polity ⓘ |
| region |
Abyan and Lahij Governorates
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Yafa and Abyan area
|
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| rulingTitle | Sultan ⓘ |
| sovereignStatus | British protectorate ⓘ |
| todayPartOf |
Abyan Governorate
ⓘ
Yemen ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Yemen
|
| typeOfState | traditional Arab state ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Audhali Sultanate Description of subject: The Audhali Sultanate was a traditional Arab monarchy in what is now southern Yemen, later incorporated into the British-backed Federation of South Arabia before its abolition in the late 1960s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.