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[2] [5] In the 17th century, the Muẓaffarids were conquered by the Somali Abgaal. [4] The Muẓaffarid is the second known dynasty of Mogadishu. Its first attested ruler, ʿUmar al-Malik al-Muẓaffar, bore the title of sultan. He is known from his coins. [2] Coins were minted throughout the Muẓaffarid period. The prosperity of Mogadishu ...
Mohamed Farrah Hasan Garad (Somali: Maxamed Faarax Xasan Garaad, 'Caydiid Garaad' ; Arabic: محمد فرح حسن عيديد; 15 December 1934 – 1 August 1996), popularly known as General Aidid or Aideed, was a Somali military officer, diplomat and warlord.
Muzaffarids or Muzaffarid dynasty may refer to: Muzaffarids (Iran), rulers of parts of central and southwestern Iran from 1335 to 1393; Muzaffarids (Gujarat), rulers of the Sultanate of Gujarat in India from 1391 to 1583; Muzaffarids (Somalia), rulers of Mogadishu from c. 1500 to c. 1624
"Attack of the sons of Mubariz al-Din on their father". Folio from a manuscript of Nigaristan, Iran, probably Shiraz, dated 1573–74.. Mubariz al-Din Muhammad (Persian: مبارز الدین محمد; 1301–1363), was the founder of the Muzaffarid dynasty, ruling from 1314 to 1358.
The Sultanate of Mogadishu (Somali: Saldanadda Muqdisho, Arabic: سلطنة مقديشو), also known as Kingdom of Magadazo, [1] was a medieval Muslim Somali sultanate centered in southern Somalia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It rose as one of the pre-eminent powers in the Horn of Africa under the rule of Fakhr al-Din before becoming part of the powerful and ...
The president of Somalia (Somali: Madaxaweynaha Soomaaliya) is the head of state of Somalia. There have been 9 official presidents since the office was created in 1960. The president is also the commander-in-chief of the Somali Armed Forces. The current office holder is Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, having been elected in the 2022 presidential election.
The dawn of fascism in the early 1920s heralded a change of strategy for Italy, as the north-eastern sultanates were soon to be forced within the boundaries of La Grande Somalia according to the plan of Fascist Italy. With the arrival of Governor Cesare Maria De Vecchi on 15 December 1923, things began to change for that part of Somaliland ...
The Habar Gidir (Somali: Habar Gidir, Arabic: هبر جدر) is a major subclan of the Hawiye. The clan has produced some prominent Somali figures, including the first Prime Minister of Somalia Abdullahi Issa Mohamud, and Somalia's fifth President Abdiqasim Salad Hassan. [1] [2] The first Prime Minister of Somalia, Abdullahi Issa Mohamud