The Kathiri and Qu'aiti Sultanates: Hadhramaut's Rival Dynasties

This episode zooms in on the two rival sultanates that dominated Hadhramaut from the 19th century until the 1960s: the Kathiri and the Qu'aiti. We trace the Qu'aiti dynasty's remarkable origins in the Indian princely state of Hyderabad, where a Hadhrami soldier of fortune amassed wealth and returned to seize territory from the Kathiri. The narrative covers the British-mediated Treaty of Seiyun in 1918, which solidified the division of the region, and the complex interplay of local loyalties, British imperial strategy, and the Hadhrami diaspora. We also discuss the architectural legacy in the mud-brick towers of Shibam and the eventual absorption of both sultanates into the People's Democratic Republic of Yemen. Specific figures include Sultan Abdullah bin Awadh al-Qu'aiti and the Kathiri ruler Ghalib al-Kathiri.

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