First mention of the Somai name

[Berke]

 

[Khaem]

The earliest was the 990s in Song dynasty chinese texts talking about berbera port city and it mentions Zelia was the capital of the 'Samalan kingdom"

@Garaad diinle

 

[Berke]

The earliest was the 990s in Song dynasty chinese texts talking about berbera port city and it mentions Zelia was the capital of the 'Samalan kingdom"

Samalan is not explicit it could be a variation or misspelling of Somali though

 

[reer]

The earliest was the 990s in Song dynasty chinese texts talking about berbera port city and it mentions Zelia was the capital of the 'Samalan kingdom"

Chinese (Song Dynasty) Trade Mission In Somalia (995-1081)

Yes but they weren't waaqists the imam sent an expedition to argubba (argobbas) in dawaro to islamize them Those same people will tell you today they were walashama Argobbas? Same niggas that claim they’re banu Hashim weren’t even Muslims 490 years ago? 😂😂😂😂 Also one of those screenshots...

somalispot.com

 

[Khaem]

Samalan is not explicit it could be a variation or misspelling of Somali though

It's simply a latinised version of the Chinese word. Although it is almost certainly talking about 'Somali"