Imamate of Aussa

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The Imamate of Aussa also spelled Imamate of Awsa was a medieval Harari imamate in present-day eastern Ethiopia with its capital in Asaita.[1][2] It was carved out of the Sultanate of Harar and the Adal Sultanate.

Imamate of Aussa
Late 16th Century–1750
Flag of Aussa
Flag
StatusSovereign State
CapitalAsaita
Common languages
Religion
Islam
GovernmentImamate
Imam 
• ?-1750
Selman (last)
Historical eraMiddle Ages
• Established
Late 16th Century
• Harar Emirate splits from Imamate
1647
• Disestablished
1750
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Adal Sultanate
Sultanate of Harar
Sultanate of Aussa
Emirate of Harar
Today part ofEthiopia

History[]

This polity was marred with internal conflicts between Harla and Arabs.[3] In 1647, the rulers of the Emirate of Harar broke away to form their own polity. Harari imams continued to have a presence in the southern Afar Region until they were overthrown in the eighteenth century by the Mudaito dynasty of Afar who later established the Sultanate of Aussa.[4] The last ruler of the dynasty, Imam Selman was killed in 1750.[5] Enrico Cerulli asserts although Aussa became dominated by Afar people, the ancient Semitic speaking Muslim kingdom survived in the form of the Emirate of Harar post 1700s.[6]

Rulers[]

Name Reign Note
1 Imām Maḥamed "Jāsa" Ibrahim 1577 - 1583 A relative of Imām Aḥmed Gurēy, he moved the capital to Awsa and appointed his brother (also named Maḥamed) to be Wazir of Harar. He was killed in battle with the Warra Daya in 1583.
2 Imām Saʿadaddīn Maḥamed 1583 - 1585 Son of Imām Maḥamed "Jāsa" Ibrahim
3 Imām Ṣabraddīn Ādan 1585 - 1613 Grandson of Imām Maḥamed "Jāsa" Ibrahim, nephew of Imām Saʿadaddīn Maḥamed.
4 Imām Ṣadiq Ṣabraddīn 1613 - 1632 Son of Imām Ṣabraddīn Ādan
5 Malāq Ādan Ṣadiq 1632 - 1646 Son of Imām Ṣadiq Ṣabraddīn. A Garad of Issa. The start of Harla Issa dynasty.[7]
6 Imām Aḥmed Abrām 1646 - 1647 Grandson of Imām Ṣadiq Ṣabraddīn, Nephew of Malāq Ādan Ṣadiq. When he died the people of Harar did not accept ʿUmardīn Ādan as their ruler and broke away to form the Emirate of Harar.
7 Imām ʿUmardīn Ādan 1647 - 1672 Son of Malāq Ādan Ṣadiq, his Imamate was destroyed by the Mudaito Afars and Harla.[8]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Harbeson, John. Territorial and Development Politics in the Horn of Africa: The Afar of the Awash Valley. Oxford University Press. p. 486.
  2. ^ Lindahl, Bernhard. Local History of Ethiopia (PDF). Nordic Africa Institute. p. 37.
  3. ^ IslHornAfr – 3rd Field Mission Report Djibouti (PDF). University of Copenhagen.
  4. ^ Page, Willie. Encyclopedia of African History and Culture (PDF). Facts on File inc. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-02-17. Retrieved 2019-03-12.
  5. ^ Fani, Sara. IslHornAfr 6thField Mission Report (PDF). University of Copenhagen. p. 8.
  6. ^ Cerulli, Enrico. Islam Yesterday and Today translated by Emran Waber. Istituto Per L'Oriente. p. 387.
  7. ^ Morin, Didier (2004). Dictionnaire historique afar: 1288-1982. KARTHALA Editions. p. 134. ISBN 9782845864924.
  8. ^ Fani, Sara (2017). HornAfr 6thField Mission Report (PDF). University of Copenhagen. p. 8.
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