It is common knowledge Shermarke was the first born of Ugaas Diini followed by Siyaad then Warsame. Where do you get these stories?
Actually the only Marehan folklore I have heard about Ugaad Diini's children and the title says Ugaas Diini's first born was allegedly a Khalaf Gowracne who was allegedly madi (only born) from allegedly the first wife who was allegedly Dhulbahante.
Marehan folklore says bah-Xawaadle allegedly masterminded by Siyaad baa "u dhacay" their eldest brother Shermaarke.
Allegedly Khalaf Gowracne moved away West toward Ogaadeen. To this day Marehan say "Gindir buu jiraa Khalaf Gowracne." By Gindir I took it to meant Gondar.
But yeah that's why historically and even to this day, reer Siyaad are known for being hawks over Ugaasnimada bah-Xawaadle. Historically my grandpa told me when a Ugaas was being taken to be crowned, he ALWAYS held on to the arm of a reer Siyaad while a reer Warsame walked in front of them leading the way.
As all Marehan is aware, the late venerated lion Ugaas Cumar Ugaas Xirsi and reer Ugaas Guuleed/reer Ugaas Shermaarke turned to reer Siyaad for damiin (trust) when Gedo became a warzone and Baardheere was temporarily made Caydiid's headquarters in Somalia.
Reer Siyaad made Ugaas Cumar Ugaas Xirsi and his household a temporary safekeeping camp at Bambo-Xaliimo just outside Garbahaaray. After the war Ugaas Cumar refused to go anywhere else and made his permanent headquarters at Bambo-Xaliimo under reer Siyaad protection outside Garbahaaray.
Historically Ugaasnimada goes through this formal process.
1. Ugaaska Guud Sade dies and immediately Ugaas of reer Xassan, who has the highest title apart from Ugaaska Guud, assumes role of interim Ugaaska Guud Sade
2. Reer Ugaas Guuleed of reer Ugaas Shermaarke choose successor and call a reer Ugaas Shermaarke shir
3. If Reer Ugaas Shermaarke approves then they call a Bah-Xawaadle shir
4. If Bah-Xawaadle approves, a reer Faarax Ugaas shir is called
5. If reer Faarax Ugaas approves, Ugaaska reer Xassan is consulted to call a Sade shir
6. If Sade approves, the new Ugaas is declared
I am told the first time this process was ever broken was the 2012 Ugaas declaration after the death of Ugaas Cumar Ugaas Xirsi.
So many crazy stuff collided;
1. The late Ugaas Cumar Ugaas Xirsi was not originally meant to be Ugaas
2. He replaced his brother Ugaas Xaashi Ugaas Xirsi because Xaashi's eldest son (Maxamed Ugaas Xaashi) was too young
3. When Ugaas Cumar died, both his nephew Maxamed Ugaas Xaashi and his son Maxamed Ugaas Cumar were legitimate claimants
4. Baardheere was under Shabaab control as the seat of reer Ugaas Guuleed and reer Ugaas Shermarke decision making which delegitimized them...any order from them could be understood to be Shabaab's wishes
5. That allowed Fartaag to usurp the authority and decision of reer Ugaas Shermaarke just when the free Marehan districts had bitterly fallen out over support/opposition to KDF Jubbaland with Fartaag representing the leader of pro-KDF Jubbaland
6. Reer Siyaad and Garbahaaray were the base of opposition to KDF Jubbaland which meant this new Ugaas question came not only when reer Ugaas Shermaarke were for the first time not able to make this decision but also when Bah-Xawaadle was bitterly divided for the first time in history
7. The free reer Ugaas Guuleed/rer Ugaas Shermarke anti-KDF Jubbaland/Fartaag together with reer Siyaad and anti-KDF Jubbaland Sade crowned Maxamed Ugaas Cumar in Garbahaaray. They had known him as he had lived in Bambo-Xaliimo with his father Ugaas Cumar all this time and was expected to continue his father's role (his father was famous for NEVER endorsing a political position---his motto was Talo iyo Duco, I advise and I bless)
8. Immediately thereafter Fartaag, Janan and pro-KDF Jubbaland crowned Maxamed Ugaas Xaashi in Dollow with the expectation that he would be very political and pro-KDF Jubbaland and he did not disappoint
9. To be honest, in hindsight all Marehan have come to accept that Maxamed Ugaas Xaashi had the most strongest claim as the son of the original Ugaas who was too young to replace his father but the way this came about is resented
10. Also his legitimacy hasn't solidified yet because Marehan don't know him. I don't know who his reer abti are or whether la fogeeyey because internal reer Ugaas family xin after his uncle's household became Ugaas but you can tell he didn't grow up among Marehan just by his accent. He has Hiiraan-accent like "Af-Hawiye." There still hasn't been full isbarasho because waaba layska soo horjeeday.
11. In any case, after Baardheere was freed reer Ugaas Guuleed convened their shir and for fairness asked the Garbahaaray crowned Maxamed Ugaas Cumar to just accept his cousin had more fair claim...afterwards reer Ugaas Shermaake called a shir in Garbahaaray and asked the rest of Sade who did not support him to accept Maxamed Ugaas Xaashi
Lol @ Facebook posts and pics. Sxb I am not a Russian in Siberia. I don't need pictures of Somalis.
My sister's absolute best friend growing up whose family was very close to us is Yabar Madaxweyne. One of my closest college and long time friends who made more tea at my place than I did is Agoon. I don't need pictures of Xawaadle bro or any clan LOL. There are very beautiful and some average, some dark, some light, etc.There are a number of people who know me in real life here and my family like Shirib. I am lighter than the vast majority of "faradheer" and I have family members like my mom who are naturally lighter than most reer Xamar. No one who remembers her from Xamar even calls her by her name. They all call her "Caanogeel" because that's the name her Hawiye friends (Mostly Murusade, Xawaadle, and Duduble) gave her because of her midab.
I just bring that up to say I have never talked about color or brought it up or even think about it. I actually find the whole convo distasteful. I just don't understand why it is such an important thing to you and many Somalis who have been bred in Arab countries. I recall you even used to claim weird debunked racial theories until you realized the rest of the world was confuaed by your views. Personally I think those Carab bastards put some cuqdad in you guys to make you internalize Black self-hatred. Like I said, practically every Somali from an Arab country had/has your views.
There are Xawaadle with very different spectrum. I have met a lot wallahi. Actually wallahi most I have seen were generally darker although like you said the point is moot because of heavy diana use. They aren't different to any other clans. If they stood out I would tell you like I would tell you Sheekhaal Gendershe waa Benaadiri maanta.
Ajuuraan and Garre like Sheekhaal today. The Sheekhaal in the interior waa regular Somali, the coast Gendershe waa cadcad very heavily mixed with Barawani.
The Garre and Ajuuraan in NFD are regular Somali midab, like you said the Banaadir ones have different midab...the Garre HEAVILY mixed with Tunni. I am good friends with a Tunni guy whose grandfather was 60's heavyweight and his mom and dad's mom are both Garraha Afgooye area. The Ajuuraan in Xamarweyne interchange with Shaanshi where they have come to be known as Moorshe or Shaanshi/Reer Xamar of Ajuuraan descent.
Marka sxb if you were like those groups as a statement of fact I would say you were. I have not seen or heard of any evidence to that contrary marka caadi iska dhig sxb...I am relatively lighter than another Somali is not even wax lagu faano in my opinion.
..naya my mom just told me she was the youngest wife
