Aden

English[4][5] (Widely used) Kingdom of Awsan Himyarite Kingdom Kingdom of Aksum Sasanian Yemen First Islamic state Rashidun Caliphate Umayyad Caliphate Abbasid Caliphate Ziyadid dynasty Najahid dynasty Sulayhid dynasty Zurayid dynasty Ayyubid dynasty Rasulid dynasty Tahirid Sultanate Mamluk Sultanate Portuguese Aden Yemen Eyalet Qasimid State Yemen Vilayet Qasimid State Sultanate of Lahej 1728–1839 Aden Province 1839–1937 Aden Colony 1937–1963 Aden protectorate 1937–1963 State of Aden within the FSA 1963–1967 South Yemen 1967–1990 Republic of Yemen 1990–present