Peoples of the Horn of Africa (Somali, Afar and Saho)

Lewis, I. M.

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“…The Sultanate of Aussa had long been remained free of raids by the central government until invaded by Emperor Menelik II and became a tribute payer in 1895 with the pretext that the Sultanate becomes an ally with Italians (Trimingham, 1976;Lewis, 1994). One can simply deduce that political strive and succession problems are the most remembered political history of Ethiopia where political seat had been preceded by blood.…”

Section: The Aydahiso Dynasty and Political Power Transfer In Aussa Smentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As result of this, descendents of Sheik Haralmais became the Asahimara (reds) and conquerors while the rest of the Afar people become Adohimara (whites), and the conquered. On the other hand, Lewis (1994) stated that the Asahimara are people from the Ethiopian highlands who migrated and encroached to the hinterlands of Afar during the 16th century, and imposed their influence on the existing Afar tribes in Dankalia. In the meantime, due to frequent exposure as well as internal and external interaction that the Asahimara had, it was necessary that they formed their own Sultanate at Aussa (Getachew, 2001).…”

Section: History Of Afarmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Emphasizing this information, Trimingham (1952) and Lewis (1955) acclaimed that the Ankala tribe had played a significant role in defusing the other tribes, and were first referred to as "Afar" during the 13th century by an Arab geographic writer, Ibn Said. Hence, Ankala should be referred to as the first home land of ancient Sultanates of the Afar except Aussa.…”

Section: History Of Afarmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As far as areas occupied were concerned, Fekadu et al (1984) as cited in Ali (2008) and Voelkner (1974) had asserted that the Upper Middle Awash Valley and Lower Awash Plain and Delta were under the influence and occupation of Adohimara and Asahimara branches respectively. Besides, despite the presence of different tribal confederacies and tribes of each main branch, Lewis (1994) acclaimed that they are not territorially distinct groups.…”

Section: History Of Afarmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Lewis (1994) and Trimingham (1952) are some of the most credited writers who basically wrote on this division. As far as areas occupied were concerned, Fekadu et al (1984) as cited in Ali (2008) and Voelkner (1974) had asserted that the Upper Middle Awash Valley and Lower Awash Plain and Delta were under the influence and occupation of Adohimara and Asahimara branches respectively.…”

Section: History Of Afarmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Recalling the history of Sultan Mohammed Hanfare Illalta: Was he a democratic Sultan of Aussa in Afar, Ethiopia?

Hailu¹,

Jemere²

2017

Afr. J. Hist. Cult.

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Recalling past history is pertinent to constructively rewrite the history of the future. Thus, recalling the history of Aussa Sultans best examines and analyzes their leadership style and development endeavors. This study aims to analyze the democratic nature of Sultan Mohammed Hanfare "Illalta", his political lifespan vis-à-vis the leadership styles of his predecessors and successors. After a thorough review of secondary sources, detailed examination of key informants' and in-depth interviews, it was found that Sultan Mohammed Hanfare "Illalta" was a democratic sultan of Aussa who ceded his political throne to his nephew, whom he believed could lead the Sultanate democratically, sustainably and aptly, rather than his son, thereby becoming the only Sultan to have broken the historical legacy of patrimonial power transfer in the history of Aussa Sultanate. As a clear commitment to democracy, before implementing his succession plans, he had consulted and communicated with clan leaders in an assemblage, but was advised to continue the patriarchal trend and enthrone his eldest son, Alimirah Mohammed Hanfare; an advice he did not implement. Furthermore, due to the Sultans' democratic and relatively better leadership style, the society recognized and gave him a rewarding title "Illalta", which literally means "Flowing River", thus resembling his leadership quality with water and river, gifts of nature; where everybody is treated and served equally without prejudice partiality or favoritism as it is with a "Flowing River". His merit-based political power transfer was challenged by his successors accentuating his break from the typical patrimonial power transfer.

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Section: The Aydahiso Dynasty and Political Power Transfer In Aussa Smentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: History Of Afarmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: History Of Afarmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: History Of Afarmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: History Of Afarmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Recalling the history of Sultan Mohammed Hanfare Illalta: Was he a democratic Sultan of Aussa in Afar, Ethiopia?

Hailu¹,

Jemere²

2017

Afr. J. Hist. Cult.

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Debating the Swahili: Archaeology Since 1990 and into the Future

Kusimba

Walz

2021

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The dik-diks of Guli Waabayo: Late Pleistocene net-hunting and forager sociality in eastern Africa

Jones

2023

Archaeol Anthropol Sci

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Net-hunting is closely linked to organized labor and hunter-gatherer cooperation in many world regions. At the Rifle Range Site (RRS) in southern Somalia, scholars have argued that Later Stone Age (LSA) foragers developed specialized dwarf antelope hunting strategies—possibly using communal net-drives—to facilitate developing concepts of territoriality around resource-rich inselberg environments during a wet period in the early and middle Holocene. Unfortunately, a lack of radiocarbon dates and faunal data limited detailed zooarchaeological perspectives on changing hunting patterns at the site. The large and well-dated dwarf antelope bone assemblage (1263 specimens) from nearby Guli Waabayo (GW) rock shelter, on the other hand, provides an opportunity to explore proposed relationships between net-hunting and LSA social and economic reorganization in southern Somalia ~ 26–6 thousand years ago (ka). Consistently high dik-dik frequencies (55.2–71.9%) and mortality profiles comprised of individuals from all age groups throughout the sequence do not support previous arguments associating specialized dwarf antelope hunting with territoriality and Holocene climatic amelioration at RRS. Instead, they suggest that LSA foraging groups regularly hunted dik-dik (genus Madoqua) using nets over a ~ 20,000-year period beginning as far back as the arid Marine Isotope Stage 2, 29–14.5 ka. Findings from this study complement recent arguments for greater economic variability in Late Pleistocene eastern Africa and push discussions of forager social change further back in time than previously considered.

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Peoples of the Horn of Africa (Somali, Afar and Saho)

Cited by 23 publications

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Recalling the history of Sultan Mohammed Hanfare Illalta: Was he a democratic Sultan of Aussa in Afar, Ethiopia?

Recalling the history of Sultan Mohammed Hanfare Illalta: Was he a democratic Sultan of Aussa in Afar, Ethiopia?

Debating the Swahili: Archaeology Since 1990 and into the Future

The dik-diks of Guli Waabayo: Late Pleistocene net-hunting and forager sociality in eastern Africa

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