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- former Sheikdom in the region of the Trucial States (Trucial Oman)
- absolutist monarchy
- own name: Mashiakhat Ul-Hiraty
- other names: Al Heera, Heera, Harra
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1915–1936(?),
probable flag(?),
Source, by: Flags of the World
1936–1942(?),
probable flag: flag of Sharjah(?),
Source, by: Flags of the World, Wikipedia (EN)
Hira (Al Heera) is today a suburb in the north of the city of Sharjah in the emirate of the same name in the United Arab Emirates, where members of the Al Bu Shamis (Al Shamsi) tribe traditionally live. Probably in 1915, Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Muhammad Al Shamsi declared himself sovereign, seceded Hira from Sharjah and briefly occupied the emirate of Ajman in 1920. He interfered in struggles for the throne in Sharjah and succeeded, not without British protection, in installing his son-in-law from the House of Al-Qawasim as ruler in Sharjah. The British did not recognise the secession of Sharjah. In the end, the area officially became part of the Trucial States (Trucial Oman) again in 1936, but only as part of Sharjah. It is not known which flag was used in Hira and can only be surmised or speculated. As the Al Bu Shamis did not belong to the Al-Qawasim (rulers of Ras Al Khaimah and Sharjah) – they probably belonged to the Ghafiri – they will probably have used a single-coloured red flag as non-signatories of the Treaty of General Maritime Peace. After being recognised as part of Sharjah, the treaty flag of Sharjah will have been used. Before the introduction of the treaty flag of British origin in the colours white and red, single-coloured red flags were used in the region. In the Indian Ocean and Persian Gulf region, red is a traditional flag colour that is closely associated with Islam, as it is the colour of the sherifs of Mecca and is a symbol of the Islamic Kharijites living in eastern Arabia. All Islamic dynasties that refer to the origin of the Alawites (also called Alids, descendants of Ali → e.g. today's Morocco, former North Yemen) have or had red flags. A few days after the death of Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Muhammad Al Shamsi, the Sheikhdom came to an end under his successor Sheikh Saif Ibn Abd al-Rahman al-Shamsi in 1942 and was reincorporated into Sharjah.
Source: Flags of the World,
World Statesmen,
Volker Preuß
Area: unknown
Inhabitants: unknown
Capital: Hira
4th millennium B.C. · first settlement
ca. 1st millennium B.C. · settlement by Arabs
4th to 7th century A.D. · the area of the today's emirates belongs to the Persian Sassanid Empire
630 · introduction of Islam
632 · apostasy
634 · the area of the today's emirates is conquered by the Arab Caliphate, re-Islamization
middle ages · the area of the today's emirates belongs to Oman
16th century · military and commercial operations of the Portuguese
ca. 1650 · under the control of the Ottoman Empire
ca. 1750 · conquest by Bedouins, Beginning of piracy, the area is called "Pirate Coast", establishing the Emirate of Ras al-Khaimah by the Qawasim Clan of the Huwayla Tribe
1806–1819 · actions of the British navy against the pirates
1820 · Peace Treaty for the end of piracy
1834 · renewal of the peace treaty
1853 · renewal of the peace treaty, "Perpetual Maritime Truce", the area is now called "Trucial Oman" or "Trucial States"
1869 · death of Sultan ibn Saqr of Ras al-Khaimah, division by heritage, establishing of the Emirate of Sharjah (incl. Khor Fakkan)
1892 · United Kingdom establishes its protectorate over the emirates
1915 · establishing of the Sheikhdom of Hira as a separation from Sharjah
1936 · United Kingdom recognizes the Sheikhdom of Hira, but only as part of Sharjah
1942 · the Sheikhdom of Hira is re-incorporated to Sharjah
Source:
Wikipedia (EN),
World Statesmen,
Volker Preuß
