Mawsata

Mawsata, Mausata (الموسطة), or the Mawsata State (دولة الموسطة Dawlat Mawsaṭah), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate. Mawsata was located in the western and southwestern part of Upper Yafa. The main mountain in the area is Jabal Darfan.

Mawsata was the most populated of the five sheikhdoms of Upper Yafa. The last ruler was deposed in 1967 upon the founding of the People's Republic of South Yemen and the area is now part of the Republic of Yemen.

History
The State of Mawsata (Dawlat Mawsata) was established in 1780. Owing to family dissensions, in 1860 the ruling family was divided into two lineages. Around 1904 the state became a British protectorate.

Mawsata was part of the Protectorate of South Arabia until 1967 when it was abolished.

Rulers
The ruler of Mawsata State bore the title Naqib.


 * 1780 - 1810               al-Qasim Al Harhara
 * 1810 - 1840               `Ali ibn al-Qasim Al Harhara
 * 1840 - 1860               `Askar ibn `Ali Al Harhara

Lineage 1

 * 1860 - 1907               `Ali ibn `Askar Al Harhara
 * 1907 - 1940               Naji ibn `Ali ibn `Askar Al Harhara
 * 1940 - Jan 1963           Ahmad ibn Abi Bakr ibn `Ali Al Harhara
 * Feb 1963 - Jun 1967       `Aydarus ibn Ahmad Al Harhara

Lineage 2

 * 1860 - 1920               Muhsin ibn `Askar Al Harhara
 * 1920 - 1946               Muhammad ibn Muhsin ibn `Askar Al Harhara
 * 1946 - 1959               al-Husayn ibn Salih ibn Muhsin Al Harhara
 * 1959 - Jun 1967           Salih ibn al-Husayn ibn Salih Al Harhara