Lahej (Arabic: لحج Laḥij), the Sultanate of Lahej (Arabic: سلطنة لحج Salṭanat Laḥij), or, sometimes, the Abdali Sultanate (Arabic: سلطنة العبدلي Salṭanat al-'Abdalī), was a Sheikdom based in Lahij in Southern Arabia. The Sultanate became self-ruling in 1728 and gained independence in 1740. In 1839, the Sultanate became part of the Aden Protectorate of the British Empire, though nominally the 'Abdali Sultan retained his status. The Aden Protectorate was briefly ruled again by the Ottomans during World War I, but regained by the British and absorbed into Federation of South Arabia in 1963. The 'Abdali dynasty was officially abolished in 1967, with the proclamation of South Yemen.
I knew if I dug deeper
I would discover more
Knowing I like being treated normally
I can't really keep my life a secret
My heritage is important
We are royal
Here it says you were a Sultan
Family say a king
Hence my heart wandered many years
Flurring into a dream of marrying a Prince
Until I decided I wanted a fighting Knight
I do wish you were here
So you can tell me all the questions I'm dying to know
I guess the technical era isn't so bad after all
Or I'd wander for years in a library never once finding a trace of you
There are many names for this family now I realise why the rest don't use the others
They use our bloodline and keep it alive