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Name: majeerteen sultanate

Type: Cluster

Start: 1801 AD

End: 1889 AD

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The cluster includes all the forms of the country.

The cluster includes the following incarnations of the same nation:

  • Majeerteen Sultanate
  • Majeerteen Sultanate (Italy)
  • Establishment


  • January 1801: The Majeerteen Sultanate was established around 1800 by Somalis from the Majeerteen Darod clan, led by Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid. The territory expanded along the northeastern coast of present-day Somalia, with its capital at Alula.
  • Chronology


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    1. Events


  • January 1879: In 1878, the Majeerteen Sultanate split into two separate entities, with one faction establishing the Sultanate of Hobyo (Obbia). This new sultanate was founded by Sultan Yusuf Ali Kenadid, who aimed to expand his influence in the region.

  • April 1889: In late 1889, Boqor Osman entered into a treaty with Italy, making his kingdom a protectorate known as Italian Somaliland.

  • May 1889: Between February and April 1889, the two sultans (Yusuf Ali Kenadid of Obbia and Osman Mahamuud of Migiurtinia) signed protectorate treaties with Italy, while a naval expedition of the Regia Marina proceeded to occupy the remaining coastal territories of Benadir .

  • Disestablishment


  • April 1889: In late 1889, Boqor Osman entered into a treaty with Italy, making his kingdom a protectorate known as Italian Somaliland.
  • May 1889: Between February and April 1889, the two sultans (Yusuf Ali Kenadid of Obbia and Osman Mahamuud of Migiurtinia) signed protectorate treaties with Italy, while a naval expedition of the Regia Marina proceeded to occupy the remaining coastal territories of Benadir .
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