A sheikhdom or sheikdom (Arabic: مشيخة, romanized: Mashyakhah) is a geographical area or a society ruled by a tribal leader known as a sheikh (Arabic:...
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The Alawi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة العلوي Mashyakhat al-‘Alawī), or Alawi (Arabic: علوي ‘Alawī) — was a Sheikhdom located in the Aden region of southwestern...
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The Sheikhdom of Kuwait (Arabic: مشيخة الكويت, romanized: Mashīkhat al-Kuwayt) was a sheikhdom during the pre-oil era. The sheikhdom became a British protectorate...
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The Sheikhdom of Dir'iyah (Arabic: مشيخة الدرعية), was a polity in central Arabia from 1446 to 1744 and the predecessor to the First Saudi State. Its...
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(1768–1913) Awdah Sheikhdom (1700–1790) Jalajil Sheikhdom (1762–1831) Harmah Sheikhdom (1700–1779) Al Majma'ah Sheikhdom (1758–1908) Shaqra Sheikhdom (1803–1834)...
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The Sangage Sheikhdom was a coastal African sheikhdom (Portuguese: xeicado) in modern-day Mozambique, established in the mid-1600s and lasting until 1913...
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Trucial States (redirect from Trucial Sheikhdoms)
(Arabic: الساحل المتصالح, romanized: Al-Sāḥil al-Mutaṣāliḥ), the Trucial Sheikhdoms (Arabic: المشيخات المتصالحة, romanized: Al-Mashyakhāt al-Mutaṣāliḥa),...
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January 1950) (Arabic: الشيخ أحمد الجابر الصباح) was the tenth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait from 29 March 1921 until his death on 29 January 1950. He was...
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1820–1967 Map of the Federation of South Arabia Capital Al-Shibr • Type Sheikhdom Historical era 20th century • Established 1820 • Disestablished 1967...
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Jaber Al-Sabah (c. 1784 – November 1866) was the fourth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, ruling from 1859 to November 1866. He was the eldest son of...
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المبارك الصباح; born 1864 – 23 February 1921) was the ninth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait. The second son of Mubarak I he is the progenitor of the Al-Salim...
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Mandatory Iraq French Algeria British Cyprus French Tunisia Italian Tripolitania Italian Cyrenaica Sheikhdom of Kuwait Kingdom of Yemen Sultanate of Egypt...
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I bin Sabah Al-Sabah (1740 – 3 May 1814) was the second ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, ruling from 10 January 1762 to 3 May 1814. He was the youngest...
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The Sheikhdom of al-ʽIrqa (Arabic: مشيخة آل عرقة, romanized: Mashyakhat al-ʽIrqa) was a city-state which was part of the Protectorate of South Arabia...
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Kingdom of Hatra (redirect from Sheikhdom of Hatra)
The Kingdom of Hatra,also called Kingdom of Arabaya and Araba. was a 2nd-century Arab kingdom located between the Roman Empire and the Parthian Empire...
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Khalifa Al Nahyan ('Zayed the Great') that Khor Al Adaid belonged to his sheikhdom. During the 19th and early 20th centuries, the pearling industry thrived...
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List of Saudi rulers (section Sheikhdom of Diriyah)
rulers of Saudi Arabia, a kingdom on the Arabian Peninsula. 1446–1727 Sheikhdom of Diriyah 1727-1818 Emirate of Diriyah 1823-1891 Emirate of Nejd 1902...
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Dathina (redirect from Dathina Sheikhdom)
Dathina (Arabic: دثينة Dathīnah), the Dathina Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة دثينة Mashyakhat Dathīnah), or sometimes the Dathina Confederation, was a state...
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until 1958. A clan of the Yafa tribe. The Yafai are divided into ten sheikhdoms that were spread across the former sultanates of Lower Yafa and Upper...
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13°49′03″N 47°34′42″E / 13.817366°N 47.578196°E / 13.817366; 47.578196 The Sheikhdom of al-Hawra (Arabic: المشيخة (من) الحوراء, romanized: al-Mashyakhat (min)...
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صباح بن جابر الصباح الأول) (c. 1700–1762) was the first ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait. He was chosen by his community for the position of sheikh....
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of the peninsula" (Arabic: أسد الجزيرة), was the seventh ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait, from 18 May 1896 until his death on 18 November 1915. Mubarak...
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The Upper Aulaqi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة العوالق العليا Mashyakhat al-‘Awālaq al-‘Ulyā) was a state in the British Aden Protectorate, the Federation...
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Al-Mubarak Al-Sabah, CSI (1860 – 5 February 1917), was the eighth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait from the Al-Sabah dynasty. He was the eldest son of Mubarak...
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Qutaibi (redirect from Qutaibi Sheikhdom)
Qutaibi (Arabic: قطيبي Quṭaybī) or the Qutaibi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة القطيبي Mashyakhat al-Quṭaybī) was a polity in the western Aden Protectorate,...
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from Siniyah Island due to scarce water and established an independent Sheikhdom in Umm Al Quwain. Umm Al Quwain is now ruled by Sheikh Saud bin Rashid...
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Aqrabi (redirect from Aqrabi Sheikhdom)
‘Aqrabi (Arabic: عقربي ‘Aqrabī), or the Aqrabi Sheikhdom (Arabic: مشيخة العقربي Mashyakhat al-‘Aqrabī), was a state in the British Aden Protectorate,...
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because they feared for their future from the sheikhdoms. On the other hand, the leaders of the sheikhdoms feared that they would be overthrown later or...
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17 May 1896) also known as Noor Al Sabah, was the sixth ruler of the Sheikhdom of Kuwait between May 1892 and May 1896 during which he held the title...
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of 1899 was a secret treaty signed between the British Empire and the Sheikhdom of Kuwait on 23 January 1899. Under its provisions Britain pledged to...
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