Somalis kingdom and sultanates

[Nin123]

There was couple of kingdom and sultanates before the European invasion so I will try name all of them.
Majerteen sultanate
Hobyo sultanate
Hiraab imaamate
Isaaq sultanate or Habar yunis sultanate
Galedi sultanate
Warsengali sultanate
And this is all the kingdoms before the European Invasion.

 

[Nin123]

Hiirab imaamate apparently their leader was sheikh. I didn’t include the ajuran kingdom because the hiirab already conquered it and absorbed them.

 

[Kamaaludeen Al Reewin]

There is some toy forgot.

1) Eelaay sultanate of Buurhakaba
2) Gasaargude sultanate of Luuq ganaane.

 

[ila-soco]

you left out the most consequential one

 

[Khaemwaset]

you left out the most consequential one

Which is?

 

[ila-soco]

Which is?

 

[ila-soco]

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on a sidenote, i'm absolutely in love with this flag. the next somali state to be carved out of ethiopia (with harar as the capital, which is a must) should revive it

 

[Nin123]

you left out the most consequential one

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But they didn’t exist when the European invasion happened. My thread is about the Somali kingdoms that existed when the European arrived.

 

[ila-soco]

But they didn’t exist when the European invasion happened. My thread is about the Somali kingdoms that existed when the European arrived.

you said "before"

 

[Nin123]

you said "before"

The European start to arrive in mid 19 century and adal sultanate didn’t exist anymore in this frame time.

 

[Dhiirane]

Warsangeli Sultanate stand up

 

[Khaemwaset]

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Adal - Ifat was medieval history. These small kingdoms are successor states to Adal and Ajuuran empires which split Somaliweyn in two. The period after Adal-Ajuuran and before colonialism is basically a mess of small kingdoms which were consolidating power before getting xooged in the 1880s

 

[Step a side]

Hiirab imaamate apparently their leader was sheikh. I didn’t include the ajuran kingdom because the hiirab already conquered it and absorbed them.

The remnants of the Ajuuraan state that survived till the colonial era include the Olol Dinle Sultanate of Qalaafe and Baareey. There is also the Sultanate or Qadiriyah Sheikhdom of Bardera led by Abdi Osman, which had been one of the early Italian protectorate signitaries.

 

[Nin123]

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The remnants of the Ajuuraan state that survived till the colonial era include the Olol Dinle Sultanate of Qalaafe and Baareey. There is also the Sultanate or Qadiriyah Sheikhdom of Bardera led by Abdi Osman, which had been one of the early Italian protectorate signitaries.

The drip was so good back in the days

 

[NidarNidar]

There was couple of kingdom and sultanates before the European invasion so I will try name all of them.
Majerteen sultanate
Hobyo sultanate
Hiraab imaamate
Isaaq sultanate or Habar yunis sultanate
Galedi sultanate
Warsengali sultanate
And this is all the kingdoms before the European Invasion.

Gadabuursi Ughazate/kingdom is one of the oldest after the fall of Adal, and was responsible for pushing back the Oromo invasions.

 

[Idilinaa]

In the early 1800s description of the country of Somalis i shared with you in another thread it describes political situation after the medieval collapse/decline as follows: The Country Of Somaulies

''For a century back, their power has been greatly reduced , and they are now divided into a number of smaller separate states''

Here is the actually break down. The different polities Somalis were separated into right before the European incursions.

City states:

Geledi of Afgooye( although it did extend it's political influence, its primarily centered in Afgooye)

Gaaradate of Luuq

Emirate of Harar

Emirate of Bardheere

Other city states: Zayla, Berbera, Barawe, Mogadishu and Merka.

Sultanates:

Hobyo

Majerteen

Warsangeli

Tariqa Orders also called Jama'a

Darawish-Sahliyyah

Qadriyyah

Ahmadiyyah

The rest are actual chieftainships some on this thread have mentioned.

 

[Idilinaa]

In the early 1800s description of the country of Somalis i shared with you in another thread it describes political situation after the medieval collapse/decline as follows: The Country Of Somaulies

''For a century back, their power has been greatly reduced , and they are now divided into a number of smaller separate states''

Here is the actually break down. The different polities Somalis were separated into right before the European incursions.

City states:

Geledi of Afgooye( although it did extend it's political influence, its primarily centered in Afgooye)

Gaaradate of Luuq

Emirate of Harar

Emirate of Bardheere

Other city states: Zayla, Berbera, Barawe, Mogadishu and Merka.

Sultanates:

Hobyo

Majerteen

Warsangeli

Tariqa Orders also called Jama'a

Darawish-Sahliyyah

Qadriyyah

Ahmadiyyah

If you bring it back to late 1600s you could probably include Emirate of Awsa among the city states, before a coalition of Afar & Ottoman Yemenis nested control from us after a long bloody battle that also ended up destroying the beautiful city, with cannon fire.

The rest are actual chieftainships some on this thread have mentioned.

I wrote down a distinction in another thread between states and cheifdoms: Just so people understand the difference

States by default are non-clanal in the Somali case and in all cases. There was no clan states in any given time, not even the cities who's populations and clans were of diverse origins. Clan chieftainships are not states.

States are complex, centralized, and often bureaucratic entities with a formal legal system, social stratification, and a defined territory.
Divided into distinct social classes such as nobility, clergy, merchants, and commoners/peasants. Have a more diversified economy, including agriculture, trade, manufacturing, and services.
They have administrating officials , ministers, judges, governors, secrataries etc.
States also collect taxes or tribute to support the government, military, and other state functions. They have formal institutions, such as laws, courts, and professional military forces.

Chiefdoms are simpler, with authority vested in a single leader who governs based on kinship/lineage and tradition, with less formal social stratification and economic complexity. There are no real social clases other than the chief and their family or close allies at the top. the economy is usually simpler and more focused on subsistence agriculture or pastoralism.
Cheifs neither collect taxes or tributes but redistributes resources and goods to maintain power and ensure the well being of their community.