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Gerad Dhidhin also known as Gerad Abdulahi, was the founder of the Warsangali Sultanate in the late 13th century in the territory of present-day northern Somalia

Somalia

Somalia , officially the Somali Republic and formerly known as the Somali Democratic Republic under Socialist rule, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. Since the outbreak of the Somali Civil War in 1991 there has been no central government control over most of the country's territory...

History

A well-known Somali imperial ruling house, Gerad Dhidhin's dynasty governed much of northeastern and some parts of southeastern Somalia, such as Kismayo. It was one of the largest sultan

Sultan

Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...

ates ever established in the territory, and, at the height of its power, included the Sanaag

Sanaag

Sanaag is an administrative region in northern Somalia. Its capital city is Erigavo.Sanaag has a long coastline facing the Gulf of Aden to the north, and is bordered by the Somali regions of Woqooyi Galbeed, Togdheer, Sool and Bari....

region and parts of the northeastern Bari region of the country, an area historically known as Maakhir

Maakhir

Maakhir , officially the Maakhir State of Somalia was an autonomous region in northern Somalia in an area disputed by the Somaliland and Puntland macro-regions. In January 2009, it was incorporated into Puntland.-Autonomy:...

or the Maakhir Coast.

Rulers of the Warsangali Sultanate

Rulers of the Warsangali Sultanate after Gerad Dhidhin:

#	Sultan Sultan Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who...	Reign Reign A reign is the term used to describe the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office of monarch of a nation or of a people . In most hereditary monarchies and some elective monarchies A reign is the term used to describe the period of a person's or dynasty's occupation of the office...	Notes
1	Gerad Dhidhin	1298–1311	Established the Warsangali Sultanate in the late 13th century.
2	Gerad Hamar Gale	1311–1328	Son of Gerad Dhidhin. Expanded rule into the southern Somali Peninsula.
3	Gerad Ibrahim	1328–1340
4	Gerad Omer	1340–1355
5	Gerad Mohamud	1355–1375
6	Gerad Ciise	1375–1392
7	Gerad Ali Dable Gerad Ali Dable -Biography:Dable was born in the historical city of Las Khorey in northern Somalia, where he lived until the age of five.A rebellion within the Warsangali Sultanate then took place, with the Awramale sub-clan of the Warsangali Darod assuming leadership...	1491–1503	Exiled in Yemen Yemen The Republic of Yemen , commonly known as Yemen , is a country located in the Middle East, occupying the southwestern to southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the north, the Red Sea to the west, and Oman to the east.... , from where he returned with cannon fire Cannon A cannon is any piece of artillery that uses gunpowder or other usually explosive-based propellents to launch a projectile. Cannon vary in caliber, range, mobility, rate of fire, angle of fire, and firepower; different forms of cannon combine and balance these attributes in varying degrees,... . Defeated the Gerad of Dhulbahante Dhulbahante The Dhulbahante is a Somali clan, and a part of the larger Harti Darod clan. Members of the clan primarily inhabit the Sool, Nugaal, Sanaag and Ayn regions, the Haud, the port city of Kismayo, as well as other areas in the Jubbada Hoose region of southern Somalia.-Tradition:Currently, there are... 's troops in the Battle of Garadag.
8	Gerad Liban	1503–1525
9	Gerad Yuusuf	1525–1555
10	Gerad Mohamud	1555–1585
11	Gerad Abdale	1585–1612
12	Gerad Ali	1612–1655
13	Gerad Mohamud	1655–1675
14	Gerad Naleye	1675–1705
15	Gerad Mohamed	1705–1750
16	Gerad Ali	1750–1789
17	Gerad Mohamud Ali	1789–1830
18	Gerad Aul	1830–1870
19	Gerad Ali Shire	1870–1897	Father of Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire, with whom he briefly engaged in a power struggle.
20	Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire Mohamoud Ali Shire Mohamoud Ali Shire was a Somali ruler. He was the 20th Sultan of the Warsangali Sultanate from 1897 to 1960.-Titles:Also known as the Gerad, the Sultan was the sole regent and governor of the sultanate. He also enjoyed many other titles, including "Sovereign of the House of North East of...	1897–1960	Led the Sultanate during some of its most turbulent years. Fought against and signed treaties with the British. Eventually exiled to the Seychelles Seychelles Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar.... for ignoring imperial entreaties.
21	Sultan Abdul Sallan	1960–1997
19	Sultan Siciid Sultan Abdul Sallan	1997–present

History

Rulers of the Warsangali Sultanate

See also