British Somaliland

Was a British protectorate in present-day Somaliland.

• January 1840 : Since 1839 British emissaries stationed in the port cities of Zeila and Berbera.
• January 1885 : In 1884, the UK established the protectorate of British Somalia through various treaties with the sultanates of Northern Somalia including Dir, Isaaq, Harti and Warsangali.
• 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.
• July 1887 : In 1887, after signing successive treaties with the then ruling Somali Sultans from the Isaaq, Issa, Gadabursi, and Warsangali clans, the British established a protectorate in the region referred to as British Somaliland.
• January 1908 : The Habr Yunis Sultanate was brought under British administration.
• February 1913 : After various raids, in June 1912 the Dervish Mullah moved further south and created an independent Somali national state. The core of his territory was protected by a chain of forts to the west, and went from Mount Shimbiris on the coast to the village of Gid Ali in the interior.
• October 1913 : 60 mounted dervishes entered western Somaliland and sacked the town of Burrao.
• March 1915 : The forces of Migiurtinia reoccupied the Nogal valley and then encroached on Somaliland as well.
• December 1920 : On December 21, 1920 (the precise date is not clear) Abdullah Hassan, who was the leader of the Dervish movement, died after six days of illness (also unspecified, malaria or pneumonia). The Mullah's death effectively ended the Dervish Revolt.
• August 1940 : Italian forces entered Berbera victorious on 19 August 1940, just over 2 weeks after the start of the offensive in British Somaliland.
• March 1941 : British forces advanced westwards into eastern Ethiopia and in late March, linked with forces from the Southern Front around Harar and Diredawa.
• June 1960 : The State of Somaliland was a short-lived independent country in the territory of present-day de facto independent Republic of Somaliland. It was the name assumed by the former British Somaliland protectorate in the five days between June 26, 1960.

• Playfair, I. S. O. et al. (1959): The Mediterranean and Middle East: The Early Successes Against Italy (to May 1941). History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series. Vol. I (4th impr. ed.), London (UK), pp. 418-420