The Gobroon dynasty or Geledi sultanate was a Somali

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...

 royal house

Royal House

A royal house or royal dynasty consists of at least one, but usually more monarchs who are related to one another, as well as their non-reigning descendants and spouses. Monarchs of the same realm who are not related to one another are usually deemed to belong to different houses, and each house is...

 that ruled parts of East Africa

East Africa

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 during the 18th and 19th centuries. It was established by the Ajuuraan soldier Ibrahim Adeer

Ibrahim Adeer

Ibrahim Adeer was a Somali ruler, and the founder of the Gobroon Dynasty.-Biography:In the late 17th century, Adeer, who was a soldier at the time, successfully pushed back the imperial Ajuuraan army out of Afgooye...

, who had defeated various vassal

Vassal

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s of the Ajuuraan Empire

Ajuuraan State

The Ajuuraan state or Ajuuraan sultanate was a Somali Muslim empire that ruled over large parts of East Africa in the Middle Ages. Through a strong centralized administration and an aggressive military stance towards invaders, the Ajuuraan Empire successfully resisted an Oromo invasion from the...

 and established the House of Gobroon. The dynasty

Dynasty

A dynasty is a sequence of rulers considered members of the same family. Historians traditionally consider many sovereign states' history within a framework of successive dynasties, e.g., China, Ancient Egypt and the Persian Empire...

 reached its apex under the successive reigns of 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...

 Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim

Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim

Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim was a Somali ruler, and the third Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty from 1798 to 1848.-Biography:Yusuf was the son of the Somali Sultan Mahamud Ibrahim, and the grandson of Ibrahim Adeer...

, who successfully consolidated Gobroon power during the Bardera wars

Bardera

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, and 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...

 Ahmed Yusuf

Ahmed Yusuf (Gobroon)

Ahmed Yusuf was a Somali ruler, and the fourth Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty from 1848 to 1878.-Biography:Yusuf was born in the town of Afgooye, where he stayed until the age of seven...

, who forced regional powers such as the Omani Empire

Oman

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 to submit tribute

Tribute

A tribute is wealth, often in kind, that one party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often the case in historical contexts, of submission or allegiance. Various ancient states, which could be called suzerains, exacted tribute from areas they had conquered or threatened to conquer...

.

Origins

At the end of the 17th century, the Ajuuraan Empire

Ajuuraan State

The Ajuuraan state or Ajuuraan sultanate was a Somali Muslim empire that ruled over large parts of East Africa in the Middle Ages. Through a strong centralized administration and an aggressive military stance towards invaders, the Ajuuraan Empire successfully resisted an Oromo invasion from the...

 was on its decline, and various vassals were now breaking free or being absorbed by new Somali powers. One of these powers was the Silci Kingdom, which began consolidating its rule over the Afgooye

Afgooye

-Location:It is situated about 25 kilometres west of Mogadishu, the nation's capital. The Shabelle River passes through the middle of the town.-History:Afgooye was part of Italian Somaliland during the early part of the 20th century...

 region. Ibrahim Adeer

Ibrahim Adeer

Ibrahim Adeer was a Somali ruler, and the founder of the Gobroon Dynasty.-Biography:In the late 17th century, Adeer, who was a soldier at the time, successfully pushed back the imperial Ajuuraan army out of Afgooye...

 led the revolt against the Silci ruler Umar Abroone and his oppressive daughter, Princess Fay. After his victory over the Silcis, Ibrahim then proclaimed himself 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...

 and subsequently started the Gobroon Dynasty.

Military

The Gobroon army numbered 20,000 men in times of peace, and could be raised to 50,000 troops in times of war. The supreme commander

Supreme Commander

Supreme Commander may refer to:* Commander-in-chief, a military rank**Supreme Allied Commander, title held by the most senior commander within certain multinational military alliances...

s of the army were the Sultan and his brother, who in turn had Malaakhs and Garads under them. The military was supplied with rifle

Rifle

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s and cannon

Cannon

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fire by Somali traders of the coastal regions that controlled the East African arms trade.

Rulers

Rulers of the Gobroon dynasty:

#	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	Ibrahim Adeer Ibrahim Adeer Ibrahim Adeer was a Somali ruler, and the founder of the Gobroon Dynasty.-Biography:In the late 17th century, Adeer, who was a soldier at the time, successfully pushed back the imperial Ajuuraan army out of Afgooye...	late 17th century–mid 18th century	Established the Gobroon Dynasty in the late 17th century.
2	Mahamud Ibrahim Mahamud Ibrahim Mahamud Ibrahim was a Somali ruler, and the second Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty.-Biography:Sultan Ibrahim succeeded his father, Ibrahim Adeer, as Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty. He, in turn, would eventually bequeathe the throne to his own son, Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim....	mid 18th century–1798	Inherited throne from father. Bequeathed it to son.
3	Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim was a Somali ruler, and the third Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty from 1798 to 1848.-Biography:Yusuf was the son of the Somali Sultan Mahamud Ibrahim, and the grandson of Ibrahim Adeer...	1798–1848	Rule marked the start of the golden age Golden Age The term Golden Age comes from Greek mythology and legend and refers to the first in a sequence of four or five Ages of Man, in which the Golden Age is first, followed in sequence, by the Silver, Bronze, and Iron Ages, and then the present, a period of decline...  of the Geledians.
4	Ahmed Yusuf Ahmed Yusuf (Gobroon) Ahmed Yusuf was a Somali ruler, and the fourth Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty from 1848 to 1878.-Biography:Yusuf was born in the town of Afgooye, where he stayed until the age of seven...	1848–1878	Exacted tribute Tribute A tribute is wealth, often in kind, that one party gives to another as a sign of respect or, as was often the case in historical contexts, of submission or allegiance. Various ancient states, which could be called suzerains, exacted tribute from areas they had conquered or threatened to conquer...  from the Oman Oman Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the... is south of Lamu Lamu -Threats to Lamu:In a 2010 report titled Saving Our Vanishing Heritage, Global Heritage Fund identified Lamu as one of 12 worldwide sites most "On the Verge" of irreparable loss and damage, citing insufficient management and development pressure as primary causes.- See also :* Juma and the Magic... . Regularly extended support to East African sultanates fighting the Zanzibar Zanzibar Zanzibar ,Persian: زنگبار, from suffix bār: "coast" and Zangi: "bruin" ; is a semi-autonomous part of Tanzania, in East Africa. It comprises the Zanzibar Archipelago in the Indian Ocean, off the coast of the mainland, and consists of numerous small islands and two large ones: Unguja , and Pemba... is.
5	Osman Ahmed Osman Ahmed Osman Ahmed was a Somali ruler, and the fifth Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty.He is considered less illustrious than his predecessors, and Gobroon power considerable weakened under his rule. He was the son of Ahmed Yusuf and succeeded his father after his death.-References:...	1878–late 19th century	Inherited throne from father. Reign marked the beginning of the decline of the Gobroon dynasty.