Greatest Somali Empires & Kingdoms

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Ajuuraan Empire - Hydraulic engineering, several hundred fortresses in the Horn of Africa, defeated the Portuguese Empire, repulsed the Oromo conquerors, allowed muslim migrants fleeing instability from Europe to Asia to settle in it's domain

Empire of Adal - Zayla'i scholars that made a significant impact on Islamic teaching, Conquest of Abyssinia, build wonderful cities such as Zeila, Maduna, Amud, Harar and Bulhar with cisterns, mosques and walls

Kingdom of Ifat - fought the Abyssinian empire, predecessor to Adal, produced the great Sultan Jamal Ad Din II

Gerad Dynasty - build the beautiful city of Las Khorey with it's many fortresses

Mogadishan Civilization - It's capital city was known as the City of Islam, build some of the finest mosques in Africa such as Arba Rucun and Fakr ad Din which for centuries were the only mosques in East africa with minarets

Ismaan Sultanate - Build the Castle cities of Qandala, Botiala and Bandar Qassim and traded with Persia, India and China

Hobyo Kingdom - Sultan Kenadiid split away from the Ismaan kingdom and build the beautiful city of Obbia

Gobroon Dynasty - Military empire that defeated the Bardera wahabbis and forced the Omani empire to pay tribute. Imported the 50 thousand slaves from Zanzibar to work on plantations

Dervish State - led the longest colonial resistance war in African history, build the collosal fortresses of Taleex, established a state during the scramble of Africa when most of Africa was under European rule except for Ethiopia

The Warsangali Sultanate or Gerad Dynasty was a Somali imperial ruling house centered in northeastern and in some parts of southeastern Somalia. It was one of the largest sultanates ever established in the territory, and, at the height of its power, included the Sanaag region and parts of the northeastern Bari region of the country, an area historically known as Maakhir or the Maakhir Coast. The Sultanate was founded in the late 13th century in northern Somalia by a group of Somalis from the Warsangali branch of the Darod clan, and was ruled by the descendants of the Gerad Dhidhin. In the late 19th century, the influential Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire governed the Sultanate, assuming control during some of its most turbulent years. The Akil Dhahar ruled south of Sanaag and some portions of the Bari region. In 1884, the United Kingdom established the protectorate of British Somaliland through various treaties with the northern Somali sultanates, including the Warsangali Sultanate.

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Somalia has a great history, I think more could be uncovered if there were archaeological teams in Somalia. Maybe once and for all determine the land of punt is in Somalia

http://www.somalilandtimes.net/sl/2008/333/0280.shtml