Gadabuursi Ughazate
Gadabuursi Ughazate Ugaasyada ama Boqortooyada Gadabuursi | |||||||||
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| 1575/1607–1884 | |||||||||
| Common languages | Somali · Arabic · | ||||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam Shafi'i Qadiriyya | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Ughaz | |||||||||
• ~1575 | Ughaz Ali Makail Dera | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 1575/1607 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1884 | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Ethiopia Somaliland | ||||||||
The Gadabuursi Ughazate or Ugasate (Somali: Ugaasyada ama Boqortooyada Gadabuursi, Amharic: የገዳቡርሲ አለቆች) evolved from and was a successor kingdom to the Adal Sultanate and Sultanate of Harar. The first Ughaz (Ugaas) of this successor kingdom, Ali Makail Dera (Cali Makayl-Dheere) was the son of Makail Dera, the progenitor of the Makayl-Dheere. During the late 19th century, as the region became subject to colonial rule, the Ughaz assumed a more traditional and ceremonial leadership of the clan. The Gadabuursi give their King the title of Ughaz. It's an authentic Somali term for King or Sultan. The Gadabuursi in particular are one of the clans with a long tradition of the institution of Sultan.