Majeerteen Sultanate

This article is about the early modern Somali Sultanate. For the clan, see Majeerteen.
Majeerteen Sultanate
Suldanadda Majeerteen
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Ψ³Ω„Ψ·Ω†Ψ© Ω…Ψ¬Ψ±ΨͺΩŠΩ†
Migiurtinia
15th-16th century–1927
Flag
Coat of arms
Map of the Majeerteen Sultanate at its height.
StatusSomali Sultanate Sovereign until 7 April 1889
Protectorate of Italy (7 April 1889–26 October 1926)
CapitalAlula
Common languagesSomali
Religion
Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
Sultan 
β€’ 1809-1818
Boqor Yusuf Ali
β€’ 1818–1835
Boqor Mahmud Yusuf
β€’ 1835–1837
Boqor Osman Mohamoud
β€’ 1837–1866
Boqor Mahmud Osman
β€’ 1866–1927
Boqor Osman Mohamoud
History 
β€’ Established
15th-16th century
β€’ Haji Ali Majeerteens invasion of the Geledi Sultanate
1844-1847
β€’ War with Yusuf Ali Kenadid and the Sultanate of Hobyos independence
1878
β€’ Campaign of the Sultanates, disestablishment
1927
Area
β€’ Total
124,320 km2 (48,000 sq mi)
Preceded by		 Succeeded by
Adal Sultanate
Sultanate of Hobyo
Italian Somaliland
Today part ofSomalia

The Majeerteen Sultanate (Somali: Suldanadda Majeerteen, lit. 'Boqortooyada Majerteen', Arabic: Ψ³Ω„Ψ·Ω†Ψ© Ω…Ψ¬Ψ±ΨͺΩŠΩ†), or Majerteen Kingdom also known as Majeerteenia and/or Migiurtinia, was a Somali kingdom centered in the Horn of Africa. Ruled by Osman Mohamoud during its golden age, the sultanate controlled the areas corresponding to modern-day Puntland. The earliest mention of the kingdom is the late 15th or 16th century. The polity had all of the organs of an integrated modern state and maintained a robust trading network. It also entered into treaties with foreign powers and exerted strong centralized authority on domestic affairs. On April 7, 1889, it became a protectorate of Italy after a treaty. After the Campaign of the Sultanates, a nearly year war, it was eventually integrated into the colony of Italian Somaliland.

Established in 1998, the autonomous Puntland state within northeastern Somalia now administers much of the former territories of the Majeerteen Sultanate (Majeerteenia).

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