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Taariikhda Dhulka Somaliland iyo Dadkeeda | Somaliland Historical Archive | تاريخ صوماليلاند و شعبها

Hargeisa, Somaliland Katılım Nisan 2025

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The majority of slave traders in the Harar periphery belonged to the Habr Awal, exporting captives through Berbera to Arabia and Persia. Paulitschke cites the Habr Awal as “professional slave traders” targeting settlements south of Harar such as Babussa [1888]

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Cattle hides were purchased from Shewa, Harar, and Ogaden and sheepskins were purchased from interior Somali tribes Habr Awal and Majerteen

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Somaliland Archives@Archives_SL·1d

Ostrich oxen, a rarer but equally sought after commodity from East Africa was also exported from Somali ports (Zeila, Berbera, Makhir) to London, New York and Trieste. The value of this trade reached a total sum of 5 million francs annually.

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Somaliland Archives@Archives_SL·1d

Gadabursi/Isa merchants from Zeila and Isaaq merchants from Berbera dominated East Africas skins trade, exporting Bovine leather & Shearling to France, Greece, Italy, England, and America to cities such as New York, Boston, Marseilles, London, and Thessaloniki [1888] 🇫🇷🇬🇷🇮🇹🇬🇧🇺🇸

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Somaliland Archives@Archives_SL·2d

Slavery in Mocha🇾🇪 [1841] Somali and Afar merchants would venture into the Abyssinian hinterlands to capture slaves from the Habesh (Oromia and Shewa) to sell them in Mocha

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Somalis in Mocha 🇾🇪 [1764] The coffee trade in the city was dominated by merchants from Berbera who imported 2/3rds of the coffee in Mocha

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Amidst conflict with the French, Haji Sharmarke seized a ship belonging to the French Consul at Aden, Henri Lambert, looting it entirely and imprisoning its crew members in Zeila [1857]

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البـربـراوي@Waaqooyi·1 Kas

The Barbarīyya breed in comparison was short tailed and energetic - likely referring to the Guban camels still found in coastal Awdal and Sahil today. Camels from coastal Eritrea (Dahlak, Awan, Rahayta) were prized as war mounts.

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البـربـراوي@Waaqooyi·1 Kas

Starting with 🐪, the Sultan lists several types including the Zaylaʿīyya (Zeila) & Barbarīyya (Barbari/Berbera) camels. He praises the Zaylaʿīyya as gentle with the best ones suitable as royal mounts. He states in the Zaylaʿī language this 🐪 was called Adhʿaliyya i.e. Adali.

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Somaliland Archives@Archives_SL·27 Eki

Kabir Khalil, a scholar of the Habr Awal from Berbera was one of the three head Ulama in the Emirate of Harar. He was the teacher of Sheikh Madar who went on to found Tariqa Jama’a Weyn [1860]

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البـربـراوي@Waaqooyi·27 Eki

Ibn Mājid in the Al-Muʿarriba [1485] details the Awdal coast and entrance to Zeila's harbour. Starting with Ras Maskan before describing Saʿad Din & Aibat (Ceebaad) islands. Ibn Majid also calls Saʿad Din island as Khulaydaʿa - likely its original Somali name.

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Somaliland Archives@Archives_SL·17 Eki

King Abdulaziz ibn Abdulrahman Al Saud attending the final match for the Aramco President’s Cup between the Dhahran team and the Somali team (فريق اتحاد الظهران وفريق الصوماليين) at Dhahran stadium 🇸🇦 [1947] It was the first football match attended by the King (رحمه الله)

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Somali traders from the Isahakia community in the East African Protectorate 🇰🇪 [1913]

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Somaliland Archives@Archives_SL·3 Eki

He ends the letter claiming Sharmarke’s forces fought for 20 days at both land and sea, had attempted to built a new bandar (port) at kalangreet, and cut off all communication from the sultan at sea

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Somaliland Archives@Archives_SL·3 Eki

2nd letter from Sultan Abu Bakr alleging Haji sharmarke blockaded the city of Zeila, bringing 8 ships armed with cannons. Abu Bakr also alleges Sharmarke sunk support ships sent from Kalangreet and sent his subjects of the Issa tribe in the interior to attack Zeila

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Upon seizing a French vessel on Zeila’s coast, Haji Sharmarke hired blacksmiths from Aden to disassemble the ship for parts (copper, brass, timber, iron) to forge tools and weaponry. He placed them outside the walls of Zeila and sold the remaining parts for profit [1855]

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Ali was the sole proprietor of the hotel which hosted many elites from the British administration visiting Yemen [1901]

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Hotel De L’Europe, Aden [1907] The 2nd largest hotel in Yemen owned and operated by Ali Muhammad Abokor (Cali Qaaje Gurey), a Somali merchant from the Habr Je’lo clan. Son of Aqil and poet Qaaje Gurey

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Translated letter from Sultan Abu Bakr of the Afar to the British accusing Haji Sharmarke of blockading the port of Zeila with 7 ships raining cannon fire on the city by sea and sending nomads from the Issa tribe to attack the city by land. Abu Bakr claims this siege continued for a month [1855]

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At age 22, Haji Mohamed Abdullahi (xoogsade) founder of the biggest coffee export company in Ethiopia imported 61 FIAT truck into Ethiopia carrying 60,000 tonnes of cargo a year [1942] Xoogsade had a close relationship with the owners of FIAT and was invited to their 100 year jubileum

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البـربـراوي@Waaqooyi·3 Eyl

During the British blockade of Berbera in 1855, much of Berbera's trade was diverted to Ceel Daraad. Ceel Daraad with its fort & 100-200 dwellings in a regular trade season grew tenfold to ~1,500-2,000 in 1855. Caravans arrived with gums, ivory, and ghee for export to Aden.

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Mohamed Abdi Liban, a wealthy merchant and pirate from El Darad (ceel daraad) alongside Haji Sharmarke attempted to establish a colony in kalangreet, in the land of the Gadabursi, east of Zeila [1855]

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