Isaaq Sultanate
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The Isaaq Sultanate was a pre-colonial Somali Muslim state in the Horn of Africa, centered in what is now Somaliland and ruled by the Isaaq clan confederation.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical polity
ⓘ
pre-colonial Somali Muslim state ⓘ sultanate ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Darod clan territories
ⓘ
Dir clan territories ⓘ |
| capital |
Togdheer region (traditional seat in parts of it)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wagar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| combinedLegalSystem | Sharia and xeer ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| currency | Maria Theresa thaler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dominantTribalConfederation | Isaaq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy |
caravan trade
ⓘ
frankincense trade ⓘ livestock trade ⓘ pastoralism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Somalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
Islamic monarchy
ⓘ
monarchy ⓘ |
| historicalReligion | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic (liturgical and trade)
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Horn of Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somali Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainLegalSystem | customary Somali law (xeer) ⓘ |
| notablePortCity | Berbera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSubclan |
Eidagale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Habr Awal NERFINISHED ⓘ Habr Je’lo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | clan-based sultanate ⓘ |
| regionToday |
Ethiopia (borderlands)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Somaliland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal and inland plateau ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| religiousInstitution | Sufi orders ⓘ |
| religiousLaw | Sharia ⓘ |
| rulingClan | Isaaq clan confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| socialOrganization | segmentary lineage system ⓘ |
| successorState | British Somaliland (colonial protectorate) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| titleOfRuler | Sultan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork |
Gulf of Aden trade
ⓘ
Red Sea trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradingPort |
Berbera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bulhar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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