Sultanate of the Geledi
Sultanate of the Geledi | |||||||||
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| 1695–1920s | |||||||||
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Signature flag of the Gobroon dynasty | |||||||||
Geledi Sultanate and surrounding areas in 1915, at the south of Somalia | |||||||||
| Status | Protectorate of Italy (from 1902) | ||||||||
| Capital | Afgooye | ||||||||
| Common languages | Somali · Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Sulṭān Imam Sheikh | |||||||||
• Late-17th century–mid 18th century | Ibrahim Adeer | ||||||||
• 1878–early 1920s | Osman Ahmed | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1695 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1920s | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Somalia | ||||||||
The Sultanate of the Geledi (Somali: Saldanadda Geledi, Arabic: سلطنة غلدي) also known as the Gobroon dynasty, was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the late-17th century to the early 20th century. The Sultanate was governed by the Gobroon dynasty. It was established by the Geledi soldier Ibrahim Adeer, who had defeated various vassals of the Ajuran Sultanate and elevated the Gobroon to wield significant political power. Following Mahamud Ibrahim's consolidation, the dynasty reached its apex under Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim, who successfully modernized the Geledi economy and eliminated regional threats with the Conquest of Bardera in 1843, and would go on to receive tribute from Said bin Sultan, the ruler of the Omani Empire. Geledi Sultans had strong regional ties and built alliances with the Pate and Witu Sultanates on the Swahili coast. Trade and Geledi power would continue to remain strong until the death of the well known Sultan Ahmed Yusuf in 1878. The sultanate was eventually incorporated into Italian Somaliland in 1911.