Arawelo

Queen Arawelo
Boqorad Carraweelo
Bornc. AD 15
Amud, Awdal region (Somali folklore)
Other namesArrawelo, Araweelo, Arraweelo, Arawailo, Ebla Awad
CitizenshipSomali
OccupationQueen
Known forFemale empowerment in Somali folklore; reversal of gender roles
ParentMother: Haramaanyo (folklore)

Queen Arawelo (Somali: Boqorad Carraweelo; also spelled Arrawelo, Araweelo, Arraweelo, or Arawailo), also known as Ebla Awad, was a proto-Somali Queen in traditional folklore. Her story is found in folklore across the Horn of Africa —such as in the stories of Queen Gudit in Ethiopian and Eritrean folklore and Queen Furra in Sidama folklore. The person behind these various alternative names is portrayed as a powerful female ruler, probably identical to Māsobā Wārq, the daughter of the last Aksumite king, Dil Na'ad, mentioned in an early Arabic source.


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