Polity Emirate of Harar

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Was a Muslim kingdom founded in 1647 when the Harari people refused to accept Imām ʿUmardīn Ādan as their ruler and broke away from the Imamate of Aussa to form their own state.

Establishment

  • January 1648: In 1647, the rulers of the Emirate of Harar, led by Imam Ali ibn Daud, broke away from the Adal Sultanate to form their own independent polity.

Chronology

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1. Egyptian invasion of the Eastern Horn of Africa

Was a conflict between Aussa, Oromo, and Somali tribesmen, and the Khedivate of Egypt from 1874 to 1885. In 1874, the Egyptians invaded Eastern Ethiopia and ruled it for 11 years.

  • January 1876: Egypt annexed the Emirate of Harar in 1875.
  • January 1885: The British withdrew from Harar in 1884, leaving the city to Abdullahi II, son of the previous emir,

2. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

  • January 1822: Between 1821 and 1841, Muhammad Ali, Pasha of Egypt, came to control Yemen and the sahil, with Zeila included.
  • January 1887: The emirate of Harar would finally be destroyed in 1887, in the battle of Chelenqo, at the hands of the armies of Negus Sahle Maryam of Showa (the future emperor Menelik II), who would later annex the emirate.

Disestablishment

  • January 1887: The emirate of Harar would finally be destroyed in 1887, in the battle of Chelenqo, at the hands of the armies of Negus Sahle Maryam of Showa (the future emperor Menelik II), who would later annex the emirate.