was a second capital in Al Qara where a picturesque palace, the mountain retreat of the Sultan, was located. Rulers Afif, 1681 - 1700. Qahtan ibn Afif, 1700. - 1720. Sayf ibn Qahtan al-Afifi, 1720. - 1740. Ma`awda ibn Sayf al-Afifi, 1740. - 1760. Ghalib ibn Ma`awda al-Afifi, 1760. - 1780 Abd al-Karim ibn Ghalib al-Afifi, 1780. - 1800. Ali I ibn Ghalib al-Afifi, 1800 - 1841. Ahmad ibn Ali al-Afifi, 1841. - 1873 (1st time). Ali II ibn Ahmad al-Afifi, 1873. - 1885. Muhsin I ibn Ahmad al-Afifi, 1885. - 1891. Ahmad ibn Ali al-Afifi, 1891 - 1893 (2nd time). Abu Bakr ibn Sha'if al-Afifi, 1893 - 1899. Abd Allah ibn Muhsin al-Afifi, 1899. - 1916. Muhsin II ibn Ali al-Afifi, 1916. - 1925. Aydarus ibn Muhsin al-Afifi, 1925. - 1958. Regent, 1947. - 1949. .... - Mahmud ibn Aydarus al-Afifi, 1958. - 1967. See also List of Sunni Muslim dynasties Federation of South Arabia Upper Yafa References External links Picture of Al Qara, the mountain retreat of the former Lower Yafa Sultan States in the Aden Protectorate Federation of South Arabia Former sultanates