Qu'aiti

Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla
ٱلدَّوْلَة ٱلْقُعَيْطِيَّة فِي ٱلشِّحْر وَٱلْمُكَلَّا (Arabic)
Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla ٱلدَّوْلَة ٱلْقُعَيْطِيَّة فِي ٱلشِّحْر وَٱلْمُكَلَّا (Arabic)
1858–1967
	Flag; (1939–1967); Wordmark; of Sultan Ghalib II; (1966–1967);
	Anthem: "شرف السلطان بشرى"; Sharaf al-Sultan Bushra; The Sultan honored us;
Status	1858–1888:; Independent state; 1888–1963:; Part of the Aden Protectorate; 1963–1967:; Part of the Protectorate of South Arabia
Capital	Ash-Shihr (until 1915); Mukalla (from 1915);
Government	Sultanate
HH Sultan
• 1850–1865	Jemadar/Sultan Abdullah bin Omar Al-Quaiti
• 1865–1908	Awadh I bin Omar Al-Qu'aiti
• 1908–1921	Ghalib I bin Awadh Al-Qu'aiti
• 1921–1935	Omar bin Awadh Al-Qu'aiti
• 1935–1955	Sir Saleh bin Ghalib Al-Qu'aiti KCMG
• 1955–1966	Awadh II bin Saleh Al-Qu'aiti
• 1966–1967 (deposed)	Ghalib II bin Awadh Al-Qu'aiti
Historical era	19th and 20th centuries
• Established	1858
• British protectorate	1888
• Disestablished	30 November 1967
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Kathiri
	Kassadi
South Yemen
Today part of	Yemen; Saudi Arabia (al-Wadiah);

Qu'aiti, officially the Qu'aiti State of Shihr and Mukalla, was a sultanate in the Hadhramaut region of South Arabia, in what is now Yemen. The Sultanate spanned the Indian Ocean coast up to the border of Mahra, encompassed the historic city of Shabwa, the central valleys and oasis settlements of Hadhramaut, and controlled the southern Empty Quarter. Its capital was Mukalla, and it was divided into six Banners (provinces), namely Mukalla, ash-Shihr, Shibam, Wadi Doan, the Western Province, and Hijr. Mukalla, ash-Shihr, and Shibam were the Sultanate's major cities.