It was quite by chance really, I was doing research for a historical game, Europa Universalis II. In the game, which takes place between 1419 and 1819, Somalia just has "natives" in it, as opposed to states.
I didn't know anything about Somalia at the time, but I figured that it must be more interesting than that. I did some research and found out about the empire of Adel, and the sultanate of Mogadishu, but that still left a huge hole in the middle of the country.
The hole bugged me. I was sure there had to be something there. I dug further and found out about the Harti sultanates, and tantalizing clues, well passing references really, to the Ajuran sultanate, the Muzaffar and Fakhr ad-Din dynasties and the Geledi sultanate.
I'm still researching, three years on, and it's not even about the game anymore. In the process though, I ended up knowing a lot about Somalia. I came here originally asking about the Ajuran, and if anyone here knew anything about them. AbdiWahab252 still promises he'll get me info from his relatives one day.
Then the UIC took over the country, and that was really the last straw for me, I was hooked.[/quote]
Dude, you're gonna have to give us genuine proof you're WHITE and live in Canada[/quote]
I don't really care what people believe, I have never misrepresented myself.
This is the first forum where I've used my real name. And it's to keep me honest really.
Any proof I show you you would just reject anyways, so I don't see the point.[/quote]
this guy is SOMALI
