Historical Medieval Maps

[Mckenzie]

First two was in the 1700s

This is the 1800s

This proves that Somalis were capable of state building and only identified as tribes after the fall of the Adel and Ajuran entities (Adel and Cote d'Adjan). I think the end of the 1700s was an era of serious internal wars that resulted in the demographics of the 1800s that hasn't changed much except in the extreme South.

What is interesting is that even after the wars against Ethiopia, the Portugese attack and the Oromo invasions throughout the 1500s-1600s, we still prevailed.

Also, few cities were visible in Antiquity - Xamar, Merka, Barawe, Seylac, Berbera etc. Even the 1800s only adds a few e.g Munguya, Buulxaar, MJ coast etc.

Does anyone have maps going back to the 1400s?

@kobe @Apollo @Helios

 

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First two was in the 1700s

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This is the 1800s

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This proves that Somalis were capable of state building and only identified as tribes after the fall of the Adel and Ajuran entities (Adel and Cote d'Adjan). I think the end of the 1700s was an era of serious internal wars that resulted in the demographics of the 1800s that hasn't changed much except in the extreme South.

What is interesting is that even after the wars against Ethiopia, the Portugese attack and the Oromo invasions throughout the 1500s-1600s, we still prevailed.

Also, few cities were visible in Antiquity - Xamar, Merka, Barawe, Seylac, Berbera etc. Even the 1800s only adds a few e.g Munguya, Buulxaar, MJ coast etc.

Does anyone have maps going back to the 1400s?

@kobe @Apollo @Helios

Are we sure Cote D’Ajan is Ajuuraan? if so that is very interesting that it extends through modern day Puntland.

 

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Are we sure Cote D’Ajan is Ajuuraan? if so that is very interesting that it extends through modern day Puntland.

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Whats more interesting is the split at modern day Garowe looool looks like SSC has always been an issue

 

[Mckenzie]

Are we sure Cote D’Ajan is Ajuuraan? if so that is very interesting that it extends through modern day Puntland.

The Maps aren't entirely accurate in terms of placing the areas correctly, i have seen some that place Merka above Xamar. Adel was closer to Puntland than Cote d'Adjan.

Lol i found this biblical map, who the F is Havilah and Sabtecha

 

[Mckenzie]

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Azania is a historical term for the Bantu race. They were probably present in Somalia but i don't know why @Removed's uncle Gaandi ever used this name

 

[Marshall D Abdi]

The Maps aren't entirely accurate in terms of placing the areas correctly, i have seen some that place Merka above Xamar. Adel was closer to Puntland than Cote d'Adjan.

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Lol i found this biblical map, who the F is Havilah and Sabtecha

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Tf who r them

 

[Ayubi]

Imagine if Somalis were united under a powerful entity like Ajuran & lasted long? We would have been powerful & potentially repel the colonial influence. Ethiopians had it lucky, wish I had a time machine.

 

[Mckenzie]

Found an old French map (date?) which is hella confusing. I only recognise the Mer De Barbarie which is what Somalis were called.

Another map of the late 1700s, it looks like Xamar became its own city-state and broke off Cote D'Adjan.

 

[Mckenzie]

Imagine if Somalis were united under a powerful entity like Ajuran & lasted long? We would have been powerful & potentially repel the colonial influence. Ethiopians had it lucky, wish I had a time machine.

Looks like the Balkanisation has been happening for hundreds of Years, Somalia 1960-1991 only delayed the inevitable.

 

[Crow]

Azania is a historical term for the Bantu race. They were probably present in Somalia but i don't know why @Removed's uncle Gaandi ever used this name

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The Azanians were Southern Cushites described by Romans around the year 1. Bantus didn't appear in this region until after 1000.

Azania - Wikipedia

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[Mckenzie]

The Azanians were Southern Cushites described by Romans around the year 1. Bantus didn't appear in this region until after 1000.

Azania - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

Probably a Pre-Somalic folk. I am worried a map in the next hundred years will show Oromos and Bantus

 

[Mckenzie]

Where are the haters who whitewash Somali history of the medieval era

 

[Marshall D Abdi]

Where are the haters who whitewash Somali history of the medieval era

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Watch out for grant

 

[Adaawe]

Havilah = Zeila. First Somali port in history.

 

[HanWER]

The Maps aren't entirely accurate in terms of placing the areas correctly, i have seen some that place Merka above Xamar. Adel was closer to Puntland than Cote d'Adjan.

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Lol i found this biblical map, who the F is Havilah and Sabtecha

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Damn those are the sons of cush
If u look havilah also exist in northern saudi arabia
Im guessiin cushitics always existed in middle east

 

[Marshall D Abdi]

Damn those are the sons of cush
If u look havilah also exist in northern saudi arabia
Im guessiin cushitics always existed in middle east

No way

 

[Misil]

You can find some nice maps here:

https://www.wdl.org/en/search/?q=Somalia+maps&qla=en

 

[Juke]

No way

Linguists believe speakers of Mehri and related languages have a Cushitic substratum. Meaning they were previously speakers of Cushitic that shifted to Semitic.

 

[Mckenzie]

Damn those are the sons of cush
If u look havilah also exist in northern saudi arabia
Im guessiin cushitics always existed in middle east

Map shows Magog in modern day Azerbaijan

Was Cush a son of Ham? How the hell did he leave descedants in modern day Iraq/Bahrain? It throws a lot of cautious wind to the Cushitic Somali origin. We may have cousins stuck in the Middle East.