He was rich powerful man , I didn't say he was cheif of habaryonis , in fact we Isaaqs don't give much importance to clan leaders, even today our traditional leaders are clowns. Cumaamada hunguriga nala galee ma cisayno. I repeat sharmake ruled both zeila and berbera even Djibouti. And I think he defenitly had influence in maydh because he was muse carre , his own raas owns there. I still don't understand what are you trying to achieve here ?balwarama wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:49 amtheyuusuf143 wrote: Mon Jan 09, 2023 4:21 am Sharmake ruled both berbera and zeilac. He was pretty much in control of the whole somaliland coast and it's trade routes.
In peacetime you where relying on them to trade your commodities. In wartime you were under their mercy. They even pushed you beyond the River shabeelle. The fact that you can pass their territory shows you how effective sharmaarke was to create peaceful atmosphere for trading . It's not because habaryonis feared you .
1. Sharmaarke Saalax was not Habaryoonis Chief
2. He was a Habaryoonis, lone wolf hustler who for however or reason, made personal connections with and gained the trust of the Sharif of Mokha
3. He had no influence, outside Zeila
4. Berbera up to Bulohar was a Habar Awal, nomads area of influence
5. The Edoor were able to defeat us in early 20th century because the English armed them with modern weapons which we did not have at the time
Did the ogaaden were nomadic yes they were. Who controled somaliland ports and trade , of course isaaq , siiba sharmaarke . Even the book you posted confirms that. Waar waad naga dhaadheerayden , naagihiinuna wada iman oo kale bay bay ahayen, taasaa runee . Ogaadenaw ilbaxnimo buuga idiinkuma taal
