Somali hierarchy and land system

[Zak12]

What was the system that dominated and dictated land administration in Somali societies historically? Feudalism? Iqta? And what was the hierarchy that existed? I know sultans/boqors/ugaas were at the top but I don't know how the rest of the hierarchy went.

For all I know it may differ from society to society so a sultanate would have a completely different system to an ugaasate.

 

[Rayaale]

@Idilinaa @Midas soo galaa

 

[Idilinaa]

Land ownership was either communal(collectively owned by lineage-families), individual or it was under Iqta in the sultanates were they granted land and territory to officials to help with administration and tax collection.

In a lot of times the appointments of Na'ibs , Qaddis or Emirs etc referred to appointment as governor of an administrative province, district or a town without having ownership of the lands in question.

In Futuh you can see there was also lands granted to a military commander either to profit from directly.

It would be an interesting to study and look into more.

 

[Midas]

Idilnlaa is the go to for this kind of stuff. I have barley any knowledge of this.