Polity Sultanate of Isaaq

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Was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the 18th and 19th centuries.

Establishment

  • August 1750: Guled was crowned the as the first Sultan of the Isaaq clan in July 1750.

Chronology

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1. Events

  • January 1846: During the reign of Sultan Farah Guled the Habr Yunis would break from his rule and form the Habr Yunis Sultanate.

Disestablishment

  • January 1885: In 1884, the UK established the protectorate of British Somalia through treaties with the Sultanate of Isaaq in the Sultanate of Isaaq. This marked the beginning of British colonial rule in the region, with the Sultanate of Isaaq becoming part of British Somaliland.