evidence: Sultanate of Lahej 1728–1839 [...] Republic of Yemen 1994–present [...] Until 1937, Aden was governed as part of British India and was known as the Aden Settlement.[56] Its original territory was enlarged in 1857 by the 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) island of Perim, in 1868 by the 73 km2 (28 sq mi) Khuriya Muriya Islands, and in 1915 by the 108 km2 (42 sq mi) island of Kamaran.[citation needed] The settlement would become Aden Province in 1935.[56]