Trending on Twitter: The Marehan Tribe's Pivotal Role in Imam Ahmad's Conquest of Abyssinia
Posted: Thu Jul 11, 2024 3:47 pm
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Great spin-offs critically contextualizing many disparate referencing of this group in the Conquest of Abyssinia where, taken together, it presents a very compelling insight about the Somali people in the middle ages
The Battle of Badeqe where the Muslims survived through Marehan keeping the left river crossing open
Hirabu the Somali Archduke as the chief of this group
Hirabu's Slaying of the Equerry as a reflection of raw power politics
The leverage to join the campaign manifested in bargaining power over division of spoils
This group negotiating on behalf of Habr Maqdi in settlement with Imam as the Emirs of Somalis