1- The Arab sheikhs , Sheikh Isxaaq, Daarood Ismaaciil Jabarti and Aw Qudub. Supposedly Daarood came to the Somali regions early 900 A.D, reality is his alleged father Ismaaciil AL Jabarti died on 1404 A.D a mere 100 years before the birth of imaam Axmed Al Ghaazi according to his biography, which makes Daarood the only living being who died some 400 years before his parents. Sheikh Isxaaq preceded Ismaaciil Jabarti by almost 200 years, Aw Qudub time of arrival is unkown his tomb in Sheeekh town is well known.
2- The man known to Somalis as Axmed Gurey and Imaam Axmed Al Ghaazi of the Ethiopian conquest are two sperate individuals. Not once does the choronicals refer to the Imaam as been left handed or as Gurey. Axmed Gurey however is mentioned in the Futuux as Axmed Gurey son of Xuseen the chief of the Habar Magaadle Isaaq. And the Imaam as either the Imaam or Imaam Axmed Al Ghaazi.
3- Contrary to the popular myth the British took over Somaliland around 1884 from the Egyptian who were there since 1875. In 1884 the Egyptian were forced to withdrew due to the Mahdi revolt in Sudan . When the British took over subsequently they made treaties with coastal tribes from 1884-1887 naming the protectorate " the somali coast administration " Hargaysa, Burco, Las Anod ( then all watering places) or the entire inland territory wasn't part of the original deal . Small Herer or modern Hargaysa was only added in 1894 through the effort of Sheekh Madar and his Mullah when Ras Mekenon armies were on the outskirts of the village.
What we know as Somaliland today came later after border treaties with the French on 1888 , Italians 1891 and Ethiopians 1897. These borders brought with in it the tribes that inhabit Somaliland today not the coastal tribal treaties of 1884-1887. This last issue completely eliminates the Dhulbahante recent counter argument of refusing to be part of Somaliland based on the coastal treaties. Yes the Dhulbahante were not part of the somali coastal administration beacuse they lacked sea access but so was every inland tribe. They are part of Somaliland through the border treaties from 1888-1897.
4- The entire history of the dervish is bogus. The only truth to it is a group of mullahs and tribes revolted on June 1899 declaring a Jihad against the Roman Catholic Church missionary effort when Sultan Nuur claimed he witnessed few Somali children converted to Christianity on June 1899. That incident created the dervish not some grand one man show purporting to liberate Somali regions from colonials. The dervish never bothered to fight Italians or Ethiopians their obsession was the Roman Catholic Mission in Berbera. The Mission was expelled in 1909 when most tribes demanded that through Sir Wingate Pasha's various tribal meetings in Burao. The irony is when the church was expelled the dervish were at peace with the British since 1905. The rest of the history is an orgee of looting and massacre.
Will continue later.
2- The man known to Somalis as Axmed Gurey and Imaam Axmed Al Ghaazi of the Ethiopian conquest are two sperate individuals. Not once does the choronicals refer to the Imaam as been left handed or as Gurey. Axmed Gurey however is mentioned in the Futuux as Axmed Gurey son of Xuseen the chief of the Habar Magaadle Isaaq. And the Imaam as either the Imaam or Imaam Axmed Al Ghaazi.
3- Contrary to the popular myth the British took over Somaliland around 1884 from the Egyptian who were there since 1875. In 1884 the Egyptian were forced to withdrew due to the Mahdi revolt in Sudan . When the British took over subsequently they made treaties with coastal tribes from 1884-1887 naming the protectorate " the somali coast administration " Hargaysa, Burco, Las Anod ( then all watering places) or the entire inland territory wasn't part of the original deal . Small Herer or modern Hargaysa was only added in 1894 through the effort of Sheekh Madar and his Mullah when Ras Mekenon armies were on the outskirts of the village.
What we know as Somaliland today came later after border treaties with the French on 1888 , Italians 1891 and Ethiopians 1897. These borders brought with in it the tribes that inhabit Somaliland today not the coastal tribal treaties of 1884-1887. This last issue completely eliminates the Dhulbahante recent counter argument of refusing to be part of Somaliland based on the coastal treaties. Yes the Dhulbahante were not part of the somali coastal administration beacuse they lacked sea access but so was every inland tribe. They are part of Somaliland through the border treaties from 1888-1897.
4- The entire history of the dervish is bogus. The only truth to it is a group of mullahs and tribes revolted on June 1899 declaring a Jihad against the Roman Catholic Church missionary effort when Sultan Nuur claimed he witnessed few Somali children converted to Christianity on June 1899. That incident created the dervish not some grand one man show purporting to liberate Somali regions from colonials. The dervish never bothered to fight Italians or Ethiopians their obsession was the Roman Catholic Mission in Berbera. The Mission was expelled in 1909 when most tribes demanded that through Sir Wingate Pasha's various tribal meetings in Burao. The irony is when the church was expelled the dervish were at peace with the British since 1905. The rest of the history is an orgee of looting and massacre.
Will continue later.
