Medieval trade routes: Which Islamic explorer visited (& wrote about) Mogadishu in the 13th century?

[Madara x]

Greetings Fellow Somali's,

The answer to the question that I've mentioned in the thread-title, has been presented in section 5.0 of the my Somali-History video-presentation series.

Please watch it below, and give me some feed back on my youtube channel and on this thread . . .


Long live the Dervish dream,

Mahad.M.Hori

 

[AceofSom]

Dude no mythical Arabs or Persians founded these city states on the coasts. Most were recorded in the first century AD by Greek, stop regurgitating colonial writings.

You can look up the map of Periplus of the Erythrean sea.

 

[Hemaal]

What's with the dervish dream you keep reiterating?

 

[maestro]

Arabs and Persians found the Swahili city states not Somali cities.

 

[Prince of Lasanod]

Dude no mythical Arabs or Persians founded these city states on the coasts. Most were recorded in the first century AD by Greek, stop regurgitating colonial writings.

You can look up the map of Periplus of the Erythrean sea.

Xamar, Barawa etc was found by Arab/Persians. They were described as foreign cities with Shia influences and led by Arabs. It wasn't until a few centuries that these cities later became Somali-ised, with the remaining Arabs then being assimilated and founding many modern Arab minority groups that we now have. That isn't to say that the heights of these cities were under foreign rule, rather these cities reached the heights they reached under Somali rule.

 

[AceofSom]

Xamar, Barawa etc was found by Arab/Persians. They were described as foreign cities with Shia influences and led by Arabs. It wasn't until a few centuries that these cities later became Somali-ised, with the remaining Arabs then being assimilated and founding many modern Arab minority groups that we now have. That isn't to say that the heights of these cities were under foreign rule, rather these cities reached the heights they reached under Somali rule.

The fock, kid, before you talk nonsense go do your homework.

Ibn Battuta visited Mogadishu in the 13th century, and he didn't find any Arabs their.

 

[maestro]

Xamar, Barawa etc was found by Arab/Persians. They were described us foreign cities with Shia influences and led by Arabs. It wasn't until a few centuries that these cities later became Somali-ised, with the remaining Arabs then being assimilated and founding many modern Arab minority groups that we have now.

Xamar is more than 2000 years old way before Arabs or Shia. Yes they did migrate in the 900s but they didn't find the city. It was well established long before Islam. Maybe say it was found by non Somali unkown Cushites that lived there before Somali but saying Xamar was founded by Arabs is pure lies.

The reason Cadcads were a big % there is because of trade mainly but also a large chunk of them are Baluchi refugees from Iran who were Sunnis running away from the brutal Shite Safawud kingdom that was carrying out brutal massacre against sunnis there. There were also refugees from Moorish Spain, Portugal and of course Yemen. Look up the history of Mogadishu and how Muslims from all over used to immigrate there when their countries were in wars. Just because Cadcads made up a large majority doesn't mean the city was originally theirs. They were just refugees from all over the world or traders.

Barawe on the other hand isn't that old but it was found by the native Tunni people that live in the city and around it. The reason there were Portuguese Bantus and Arabs there is because Lots of Omanis in the early 1800s migrated there since it was part of the Zanzibar Sultanate and was the center for learning in east Africa. The Barawe language is the same dialect of Swahili only spoken by Omanis in Zanzibar and Oman. It is strictly associated with Oman and is not at all native to Barawe but the Tunni Somali there have assimilated and adopted their language


Leave those two, what do you think of Merca? It has 0 cad cads all 100% Somalis. Do you also think it was found by Arabs?

 

[Prince of Lasanod]

The fock, kid, before you talk nonsense go do your homework.

Ibn Battuta visited Mogadishu in the 13th century, and he didn't find any Arabs their.

Ibn Bautta was actually born in the 14 century, and the city of Xamar was found way before that. Either way, even if Somalis ruled then, why would there be no Arabs there for trade? That is ludicrous.

 

[AceofSom]

Ibn Bautta was actually born in the 14 century, and the city of Xamar was found way before that. Either way, even if Somalis ruled then, why would there be no Arabs there for trade? That is ludicrous.

Ibn Battuta was born 1305 ad in morroco

Just like any port city, theirs a large community of Immigrants, Somalia as a trading nation would of course have a number of Arab, Persian and Indian migrants.

 

[SultanuuFicaan]

"
The East African Journey (page 13)

In the spring of 1331, Ibn Battuta traveled south along the East African coast from Aden to Mogadishu, Mombasa and Kilwa. He left Aden by ship in mid-late January 1331.

His first landfall in Africa was the city of "Zaila," four days journey from Aden (The modern city of Zeila is 40km southeast of Djibouti along the coast). He described the inhabitants as "Barbara," Muslim blacks who were followers of the Imam al- Shafi'i, although Battuta notes that the majority were "rejectors," i.e. (Shi'ite) people who rejected the first three caliphs. They herded camels and sheep.

From Zeila to Mogadishu, the land was all desert and the [overland] trip took two months. The city of Zeila was "a big city and has a great market but it is the dirtiest, most desolate and smelliest town in the world. The reason for its stink is the quantity of fish and the blood of the camels they butcher in its alleyways." To avoid the smell, Battuta spend the nights on his ship, even though the water was rough.

The next leg of the sea voyage lasted fifteen nights and brought Battuta to Maqdashaw (Mogadishu). He described the town as "endless in its size" and mentioned the large number of camels and sheep slaughtered there. Mogadishu was also famous for its cloth, which was sold as far away as Egypt. [COMMENT: If the sea voyage took fifteen days and the land voyage took two months, then a ship traveled four times as fast as a person could walk. The distance along the coast from Zeila to Mogadishu is about 1,200 miles (2,000 kilometers) and the overland distance is about 800 miles (1,200 kilometers) so a boat covered eighty miles a day and a caravan covered thirteen miles.

Upon arrival in Mogadishu harbor, it was the custom for small native boats ("sunbuqs") to approach the arriving vessel, and their occupants to offer food and hospitality to the merchants on the ship. If a merchant accepted such an offer, then he was obligated to lodge in that person's house and to accept their services as sales agent for whatever business they transacted in Mogadishu. According to Battuta, "there is profit for them [local people] in this custom." [COMMENT: This was a way for the local people to benefit from long distance trade that passed through their city.]

Because Battuta was a learned man and not a merchant, he was invited directly to the house of the "qadi" of Mogdishu.

An Account of the Sultan of Maqdashaw (page 17)

The sultan of Mogadishu was Abu Bakr ibn Shaikh Umar. He was Barbara amd spoke the local language of Mogadishu, but he also knew Arabic. Battuta was introduced to the Sultan by the "qadi" Ibn al-Burhãn, an Egyptian. After sending a message via a student to the Sultan, the student returned with a plate containing betel leaves and areca nuts, and a sprinkler that contained Damascas rose water.

The Sultan ordered Battuta to stay in the house reserved for Islamic students, and sent him food. Battuta described the food in detail as rice topped with butter ("ghee") and a sauce containing meat, chicken, fish and vegetables. They also served unripened banana cooked in milk. sour milk with pickled lemon, bunches of pickled chillies with vinegar and salt, green ginger, and mangoes. [COMMENT: Butter (ghee) was the best method for preserving milk in areas that had no refrigeration.]

Battuta noted that the people of Mogadishu ate as much as a whole group from Arabia, and they were "extremely large and fat of body." During the three days that they were the guest of the Sultan, they were fed thrice daily.

On the fourth day of their stay, a Friday, the Sultan sent clothing for them to wear to the mosque. The clothing consisted of a silk wrapper (trousers were unknown), "an upper garment of Egyptian linen with markings, a lined gown of Jerusalem material, and an Egyptian turban with embroideries."

They went to the mosque and prayed with the sultan in his royal enclosure. After the service, the Sultan stopped at the grave of his father, and then greeted his "wazirs", "amirs", and the commanders of his soldiers. Battuta observed that the customary greeting resembled that used in Yemen: touch one finger to the ground, then to one's head, and wish "May God prolong your might."

Battuta described the procession that accompanied the Sultan from the mosque to his house, which was nearby. In addition to men who carried four canopies over his head, there were crowds of barefoot people, groups of soldiers, and musicians who played drums, pipes and trumpets.

Once he arrived at his house, the Sultan held court in the council room. He was first to enter the room and then the others followed in order of precedence: wazirs, amirs and commanders, who were then seated. The "qadi", "faqihs" and "sharifs" were seated together on mats. During the afternoon prayer (the "`asr"), the soldiers joined them and stood in lines according to their rank. Battuta observed that whenever the drums, flutes and trumpets played, no one dared move.

On Saturday, the Sultan (Battuta called him a "shaikh") held audience at his home and people came to wait outside. Religious leaders occupied the second council room where they sat on wooden platforms. The "qadi" had his own platforms and each of the other groups--"faqihs", "sharifs", "imams", "shaikhs", and "hadji"--had their own platform. Guests were seated to the right of the "shaikh".

A meal is served and it is a sign of honor when people were invited to join the meal. Afterwards, the court session began. The Sultan retired to his house while the "qadi" heard cases involving the "shari'a" (religious law) and the council of ministers ("waziers" and "amirs") heard civil cases. When the Sultan's opinion was required, the court sent a written request and he replied by writing on the back of the note and returning it.

Battuta left Mogadishu by sailing south towards the land of the "Sawãhil" (coasts) and the city of Kilwa, "which is one of the cities of the land of the Zunüj." He arrived at the island of Mombasa, which he described as "a large island with two days journey by sea between it and the land of the "Sawãhil". It has no mainland. Its trees are the banana, the lemon, and the citron. They have fruit which they call the "jammun", which is similar to the olive and its [jammun] stone is like its [olive] stone except that it is extremely sweet."

There was no grain cultivated at Mombasa; all grain was imported from the "Sawãhil" coast. Most of their diet consisted of bananas and fish.

The people of Mombasa were "Shãfi'i" Muslims, "a religious people, trustworthy and righteous. Their mosques are made of wood, expertly built. At every door of the mosques there are one or two wells. The depth of the wells is a cubit or two." [COMMENT: What is the quality of water taken from a depth of two cubits (one cubit == roughly 18 inches) in a city on an island in the ocean?]

Battuta goes on in a stream-of-consciousness to describe the wooden device used to get water from the wells, the practice of feet-washing prior to entering the mosque. Apparently, everyone goes barefoot.

After an overnight stay in the town, Battuta continued on to Kilwa by ship. Most of the inhabitants of Kilwa were black ("Zunüj") and many had decorative scars on their faces, like those worn by the people of "the Limiyyin of Jan da." [COMMENT: Battuta actually wrote "j-n-d" and some authors have translated it to be the word from which the European word "Guinea" was derived.]

A merchant told Battuta that another great city, Sofala, was a half-month sail to the south, and that a third town, Yufi, was located a month's journey inland from Sofala. Yufi was the source of the gold dust that was traded through Sofala. [COMMENT: Sofala was located on the coast just south of the mouth of the Zambezi River, and Yufi must have been in the region of eastern Zimbabwe.]

According to Battuta, the city of Kilwa was beautiful and its houses were built of wood with reed ceilings. There was plentiful rain in the region. The people were devout "Shafi'i" Muslims and engaged in a continuous Holy War against the pagan "Zunüj" of the mainland.

Description of the sultan of Kilwa (page 24)

At the time of Battuta's visit, the Sultan of Kilwa was Abu al-Muzaffar Hasan. He was known as Abu al-Mawahib or "father of gifts" because of his generosity. He organized many "razzias" on the mainland and set aside one fifth of his booty to spend on ways recommended by the Koran, and set aside another share for the "sharifs" from as far away as Arabia. Battuta named four "sharifs" of Hijaz whom he met during his trip while they were visiting or en route to visit the sultan of Kilwa: Muhammed ibn Jammaz, Mansur bin Lubaida bin Abu Numayy, Muhammed bin Shumaila bin Abu Numayy, and Yabl bin Kubaish bin Jammaz.

A Story concerning the sultan of Kilwa's Deeds of Generosity (page 24)

While Battuta was there one Friday afternoon, he saw a Yemeni "faqir" ask for and receive the clothing of the Sultan. This act of generosity and humbleness increased the Sultan's prestige among his people. The Sultan's son bought the cloths back from the Yemeni "faqir" with a payment of ten slaves, and when the Sultan heard about the popular response, he added ten more slaves and two loads of ivory.

Battuta noted that these people usually made payments in ivory and never in gold. He also added that after this Sultan died, he was succeeded by his brother Da'ud, who was completely the opposite. [COMMENT: Ivory could be obtained locally, but gold could only be obtained in trade from regions to the south, notably Sofala. Gold was essential for trade with the Muslim homeland to the north.]

Battuta left Kilwa for the city of Zafar al-Hamud, at the end of Yemen in Arabia. [COMMENT: Gibb speculated that Battuta left on a southwest monsoon at the end of March, and would have required a month to reach Arabia. That meant his entire East African trip took about 2-2.5 months.]"

http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his311/lectures/16battut.htm








He also visited Maldives and saw a Somali ruler as I made a topic a while back, we eventually lost that territory to the Portuguese empire, aswell as Mozambique (Sofala province which was a gold colony for us).

http://www.somalispot.com/threads/somali-portuguese-conflict-also-took-place-in-the-maldvies.17143/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abd_al-Aziz_of_Mogadishu

http://courses.wcupa.edu/jones/his311/lectures/16battut.htm


"Somali travellers identified the island for gold from the 13th century, prior to the Portuguese. Their transient continue to be afterwards ended in a bloody conflict acknowledged by the Somalis as “Dagaal Diig Badaaney” in 1424."

Zheng he (Muslim eunuch Chinese admiral, easily one of the best that the world has seen) notes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_voyages

"
The First Voyage
Twelve months after Zhu Di became the emperor, he suggested several voyages down the Western Ocean (now known as the Indian Ocean). He wanted Zheng He to be the commander, but was unsure as Zheng He was still relatively young. Zhu Di's advisors added onto the confusion by comparing the situation with picking dates- the older a date, the richer its flavor. Thus, Zhu Di sought advice from Yuan Zhongche, a fortune teller, who strongly believed that Zheng He was the best fit for the job. Zhu Di ultimately chose Zheng He and the latter agreed to be the Commander-in-Chief for these voyages. Zheng He had aways been interested in geography. The exact, official reason for these voyages are still unknown, as several important documents regarding the voyages were burnt in the 16th century. The majority claim trading to be the primary motive behind these voyages, but there are a few who believe that the emperor was trying to find Zhu Yunwen, seeking revenge. (see "Battle for Royalty" on "Zhu Di") Some also believe that it was for religious reasons.

On July 10, the night before the voyage, the crew had a huge banquet, led by Zhu Di. He wished them luck and made several sacrifices to the goddess of heaven, Mazu. According to legends, many sailors saw visions of Mazu when they encountered rough seas, then managed to return to safety. She was well respected throughout China and Zhu Di had built many temples under her name. These temples were called Tianfei temples. The largest and oldest of these temples is the Sunji Palace in Quanzhou.

On what was recorded as a beautiful day, July 11, 1405, Admiral Zheng He donned his formal long red robe and tall black hat, as he listened to the speech Emperor Zhu Di made to prepare the sailors for their first voyage. Thousands of spectators gathered at the Liujia Harbor in Taicang. The crew consisted of 27, 800 men, an armada of 62 treasure ships, which were for living, and 190 supporting ships. There were horse ships for trading goods, supply ships for staples, as well as water tankers for water. As soon as they were on board, they said prayers praising the invention of the compass. Each captain spoke of their admiration for the wonderful invention. Priests also burnt incense to scare away ghosts. They were determined and already certain to reach places such as Calicut, a major trading port back then, Taiwan, and several Arab countries in the Western Ocean. First, they sailed out of Liujia. Then, they reached Qui Nhon, a town in Champa. They traded aloe wood, rhino horns, and elephant trunks. The place where the fleet docked had a lot of poppies. It interested many doctors onboard who were intrigued by its usage as a painkiller. Reaching for Malacca, they visited Cambodia and Java six weeks later.

At the time the fleet arrived at Java, a civil war was being waged between East and West Java. Crew members were attacked by soldiers from the West Javanese army- 170 members of the fleet were killed. The Javanese had mistaken the Chinese crew members as reinforcements from the East Javanese army. Zheng He instantly sorted out the affair and received 60 000 taels of gold from the Javanese King as a compensation for their killings. Soon after, Zheng He even settled the conflict between the two opposing sides and returned peace to Java. Copper coins and spices were traded as well in the area.

Malacca was the next destination for the armada. Prince Parameswara warmy welcomed Zheng He, who shared with the locals skills in construction and handicrafts. Afterwards, they sailed southwest to Sri Lanka (Ceylon) and Calicut. The Ceylon king was said to have been disrespectful, resulting in Zheng He's instant departure. They stayed in Calicut from December 1406-April 1407. In Calicut, they heard of the story of Moses. At the time that they were touring Palembang, it was ruled by the Chinese pirate Chen Zuyi from Guangdong. Chen would order attacks on merchant ships. He planned an attack on Zheng He's fleet, but previous to that, was approached by a diplomatic messenger from the fleet. Chen falsely claimed that his gang of pirates would give into Zheng He and lay their hands off the armada. Once Zheng He let his guard down, Chen's pirates immediately attacked the ships. Zheng He ordered the pirates to be exterminated and the 27 800 men strong crew easily outnumbered the pirates. Over 5000 of Chen's men were killed in the battle. Chen himself was apprehended and taken back to China for trial where he received the death sentence. Peace was restored in Palembang.

During this voyage, a huge rare storm hit the ocean and the fleet. This was a significant challenge for Zheng He. Thankfully, a sudden light shined on them and the storm was over before any major damages were caused. It was recorded to have been a miracle.


The ships each had a room dedicated to Ma Tsu, a Chinese-Muslim goddess of the sea. As all of the crew members were religious, they prayed to her every night before dinner. A huge bronze mirror was used to reflect evil spirits when they arrived new lands.

For meals, they would eat brown rice, soya beans, wheat, millet, green beans, limes, lemons, oranges, pomelos, (a grapefruit-like fruit) coconuts, pears, vegetables, frogs, dogs, pigs, and dates. They would drink wine and sometimes tea. (red or green oolong) The crew ate healthy foods to maintain a good lifestyle.

Living on the ships was difficult. As it would be extremely cold at times, the crew would hug dogs and pigs for warmth. They sprayed arsenic to prevent insects and had ferocious dogs to scare rats. Many concubines were employed in Canton. They belonged to the Tanka and were mostly Buddhists. They spoke a different dialect of Chinese and did not have their feet bound. In Calicut, Ma Huan (a chronicler) recalled that the Chinese envoys ate, drunk, and slept with native women. Their husbands did not care, and instead complimented their wives.

Items of trade include silk, porcelain, tea, pepper, women, wood, silver, Ming goods, ginger, cinnamon, textiles, and many other foods and goods.


www.1421.tv)



[paste:font size="4"]The Seventh Voyage
Zhu Di's grandson, Zhu Zhanji, was the emperor of China during the time of the seventh voyage. Zhu Di had always admired his grandson's intelligence. In 1426, Zhanji, at the age of 26, became the fifth emperor of the Ming dynasty. (Note: Previous to Zhu Zhanji's reign, Zhu Gaozhi was the selected heir. His reign, and his life, did not last long. Months after he was crowned emperor, he passed away.) Zhanji did not seem to have much of an interest for the voyages, but finally on June 29, 1430, the emperor ordered a seventh and final voyage. The voyages were only for trade purposes between Siam and several other appointed kingdoms. It was relatively smaller-scaled as the previous expeditions were heavily criticized for utilizing enormous funds from the government. Previous to the voyages, Zheng He was sent to Nanjing where he built the aforementioned Dabaoen Temple and Glazed Pagoda.

On January 19, 1431, the fleet departed for the final time. They set off to their usual destinations- Vietnam, Malacca, Malaysia, and Siam. In Siam, Zheng He restored peaceful relations between Malacca and Siam. The fleet also arrived Calicut on December 10, 1432. As per usual, the fleet split up. Hong Bao lead the voyage to Hormuz. Hong Bao's fleet even reached Mecca, the Islamic holy land. The king of Mecca sent giraffes and lions back to China.

On the return voyage, Zheng He became very ill. He died at the age of 62. He and his family believed that "A life at sea should die at sea". According to religious customs, he was buried at sea. Wrapped in white cloth, his body was thrown into the ocean, with the backdrop of sailors chanting "Allah is great". Even Zheng He's burial ground is often disputed. Some believe that he died and was buried in Calicut. The voyages came to an end after 28 years."

http://zhenghe.webs.com/voyages.htm

 

[Prince of Lasanod]

Ibn Battuta was born 1305 ad in morroco

Just like any port city, theirs a large community of Immigrants, Somalia as a trading nation would of course have a number of Arab, Persian and Indian migrants.

First of all Somalia did not exist until the 20th century, secondly I was not discussing the 14th century because I knew that the somalis started dominating that late, and it paved way for Mogadishu to eventually get absorbed by the ajuuran.

My point was that the city was founded sometime in the 10th century by arab traders, and they dominated the city for a few centuries since Somalis did not live in the interior.

 

[AceofSom]

First of all Somalia did not exist until the 20th century, secondly I was not discussing the 14th century because I knew that the somalis started dominating that late, and it paved way for Mogadishu to eventually get absorbed by the ajuuran.

My point was that the city was founded sometime in the 10th century by arab traders, and they dominated the city for a few centuries since Somalis did not live in the interior.

You don't even deserve a response.

 

[Lord Flacko]

First of all Somalia did not exist until the 20th century, secondly I was not discussing the 14th century because I knew that the somalis started dominating that late, and it paved way for Mogadishu to eventually get absorbed by the ajuuran.

My point was that the city was founded sometime in the 10th century by arab traders, and they dominated the city for a few centuries since Somalis did not live in the interior.

No it wasnt.

Already known that Somalis and our ancestors lived on the same land for a long time

^ FIRST Sultan of Mogadishu, Abu Bakr, who built mosques and welcomed Ibn Battuta himself, who would describe the inhabitants as "dark skinned Berbers", aka Somalis. Also note that in the same area from Merca to Mogadishu to Ras Hafun, the presence of the Hawiya was noted by Al Idrisi, the first mention of any specific modern Somali group. This was in 1150, long before Ibn Battuta would visit.

And one of Abu Bakr's students, Sa'id of Mogadishu, another fellow Somali traveller during the 14th century

Mogadishu wasn't founded by Arabs or Persians or immigrants.

Built by Somalis, run by Somalis and ruled by Somalis. Immigrants assimilated into our society and we controlled the flow of them, being able to deny and expell them at will.

 

[Prince of Lasanod]

No it wasnt.



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^ FIRST Sultan of Mogadishu, Abu Bakr, who built mosques and welcomed Ibn Battuta himself, who would describe the inhabitants as "dark skinned Berbers", aka Somalis. Also note that in the same area from Merca to Mogadishu to Ras Hafun, the presence of the Hawiya was noted by Al Idrisi, the first mention of any specific modern Somali group. This was in 1150, long before Ibn Battuta would visit.

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Mogadishu wasn't founded by Arabs or Persians or immigrants.
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Built by Somalis, run by Somalis and ruled by Somalis. Immigrants assimilated into our society and we controlled the flow of them, being able to deny and expell them at will.

I checked the source that mentioned Hawiye, interestingly enough a page prior to that it says that the Arabs found Mogadishu and that it was the first Arab colony in present day Somalia.

I'm guessing you just chose coincidentally just "forgot"? Anyhow, thanks for the source. It backs what I said that Mogadishu was found in the 10th century by Arabs.

 

[Lord Flacko]

I checked the source that mentioned Hawiye, interestingly enough a page prior to that it says that the Arabs found Mogadishu and that it was the first Arab colony in present day Somalia.

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I'm guessing you just chose coincidentally just "forgot"? Anyhow, thanks for the source. It backs what I said that Mogadishu was found in the 10th century by Arabs.

A colony as in leaving your native nation and settling down in a new one. Thats the definition. I've shown how the immigrants of Mogadishu were at the start delegated to certain quarters of the city.
And you need to read the pages you're qouting.
From the pages you qouted

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and these three tidbits

So it is established by this book that Somalis, and our ancestors lived in the Horn of Africa and had trading cities as noted by Greek and Arab cartographers. It is also known that 200 years before Ibn Battuta came to Mogadishu and described it as a predominately Somali city ruled by a Somali Sultan, al-Idrisi described Merca, Mogadishu and the settlements inbetween them around the 'Nile of Mogadishu' to be predominately Somali, infact It is also established that Mogadishu was one of the original coastal settlements of the Somali people. 100 years after that and before Ibn Battuta came, another Arab cartographer described it as the homeland of a Somali people.

It is established that Mogadishu amongst other coastal cities, were founded and inhabitted by the ancestors of the Somali. After a long while the city grew more and more after inital trade with Arab, Persian, Indian, Chinese traders. Arab and Persian traders who would later settle in the city. There is a reason they were drawn to the city smartass. And later the city would turn into a Sultanate led by a Somali Sultan, who would turn the city into a religious and trading center, that allowed for more immigrants to arrive.

Again I point to this too :

So Arabs and Persians founded a city they were already actively trading with, moved in, were forever a minority in the city they founded, were ruled by that minority in the city they founded and assimilated with and adopted the culture + language of that minority? Is that really what you believe?


Why are you actively trying to unclaim Somali history? It is a fact, don't let some weird myth blind you.

 

[TheLibertarianQuiche]

I always thought Somalia was discovered by Cushites then Greeks and Ancient Egyptians.
Mosylon: Bosaso
Opone: Haafuun (Pottery found there dates back to the Mycenaean Kingdom between the 11th and 16th Century BC!)
Sarapion: Mogadishu (Mentioned by Ptolemy in Geographica)
Mundus: Heis (Roman pottery found)
Malao: Berbera
Essina: Barawe or Merka (Evidence for both)
Nikon: Port Dunford (Bur Gao)

 

[RedStar]

This @Prince of Lasanod guy is weird af. He's everywhere trying to cling on to Arabs and making up lies like all Somalis were nomads and nothing else, Arabs founded Mogadishu and what not.

On a level, do you get paid to bootyclap for Arabs?

 

[Prince of Lasanod]

This @Prince of Lasanod guy is weird af. He's everywhere trying to cling on to Arabs and making up lies like all Somalis were nomads and nothing else, Arabs founded Mogadishu and what not.

On a level, do you get paid to bootyclap for Arabs?

You guys are like kids love hearing what you want to hear even though it's complete bullshit, I'm not like that.

 

[RedStar]

You guys are like kids love hearing what you want to hear even though it's complete bullshit, I'm not like that.

Complete bullshit like the stuff you repeat over and over again with no proof? I get how your narrative supports your "we are Arab" stance, but you can't lie about something that was written centuries ago.

 

[Madara x]

Dude no mythical Arabs or Persians founded these city states on the coasts. Most were recorded in the first century AD by Greek, stop regurgitating colonial writings.

You can look up the map of Periplus of the Erythrean sea.

First of all I'm not regurgitating colonial writings. Never once in the video have i said that the mentioned city states were founded by Arabs. I said that they were formed by during the period when Islam came to Somalia.

You are right tho, alot of the coastal city states existed in pre-history but under different names. Thanks for point that out.