Sultanate of the Geledi

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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. According to the Virginia Luling, Geledi traditions presented the Gobroon as part of the Geledi ruling lineage, while an alternative tradition recorded from Adawiin religious specialists held that the Gobroon arrived later and were not descendants of the Geledi, but came from the Gaaljacel, a pastoral clan. It was established by the Geledi leader 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...

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