was immediately reinstated in his capital and the Zeidi have made no attempt to recapture these places. In 1931, the tribesmen of the Amir numbered about 50,000, and the gross revenue was estimated at Rs. 35,000 a year. The Emirate was a founding member of the Federation of Arab Emirates of the South in 1959, and the Federation of South Arabia in 1963. The Radfan Hills, nominally under control of the Amiris of Dhala, were the scene of fierce fighting between British forces and the local Qutaibis during the Aden Emergency in the mid-1960s. The last emir, Shafaul ibn Ali Shaif Al Amiri, was deposed and the state was abolished in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen. The area is part of the Republic of Yemen since 1990. Rulers The rulers of Dhala bore the title Amir Dali`. Emirs .... - .... Shafa`ul al-`Amiri .... - .... Ahmad ibn Shafa`ul al-`Amiri .... - .... al-Hasan ibn Ahmad al-`Amiri .... - .... `Abd al-Hadi ibn al-Hasan al-`Amiri 1839? Musa`id ibn al-Hasan al-`Amiri .... - Jan 1872 Shafa`ul ibn `Abd al-Hadi al-`Amiri Apr 1872 - 1873 `Ali ibn Muqbil al-`Amiri (1st time) 1873 - Dec 1873 Muhammad ibn Musa`id al-`Amiri Jan 1874 - Apr 1874 `Ali ibn Muqbil al-`Amiri (2nd time) Apr 1874 - Mar 1878 `Abd Allah ibn Muhammad al-`Amiri Mar 1878 - 10 Sep 1886 `Ali ibn Muqbil al-`Amiri (2nd time) Sep 1886 - 22 Dec 1911 Sha´if ibn Sayf al-`Amiri Dec 1911 - 1920 Nasir ibn Sha'if al-`Amiri (1st time) 1920 - 1928 Haydara ibn Nasir al-`Amiri Jul 1928 - 1947 Nasir ibn Sha'if al-`Amiri (2nd time) 1947 - 1954 `Ali ibn `Ali al-`Amiri 1954 - 17 Aug 1967 Shafa`ul ibn `Ali al-`Amiri See also Qutaibi, a dependence of Dhala Radfan Aden Protectorate References External links Map of Arabia (1905-1923) including the states of Aden Protectorate Former emirates States in the Aden Protectorate Federation of South Arabia