Hiraab Imamate
Hiraab Imamate | |||||||||||||
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| 16th century–7th January 1889 | |||||||||||||
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Extent of the Hiraab Imamate after completely expelling the Ajuran Sultanate | |||||||||||||
| Status | Protectorate of Italy (from 1889) | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Mogadishu | ||||||||||||
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| Religion | Sunni Islam (Sufi) | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| Imam Abdulkarim Ibn Ahmed | |||||||||||||
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• Established | 16th century | ||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 7th January 1889 | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Somalia | ||||||||||||
The Hiraab Imamate (Somali: Saldanadda Hiraab), also known as the Yacquubi Dynasty, was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the 16th century till the 19th century until it was incorporated into Italian Somaliland. The Imamate was governed by the Hiraab Yacquub Dynasty. It was founded by Imam Omar who successfully rebelled against and defeated the Ajuran Sultanate, later establishing an independent kingdom.