1525 report of Ottoman Admiral Salman Reis on Adal

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In the Horn, Salman Reis noted the strength of Zeila (Barr Saʿad Din/Adal) and its yearly jihad raids against Abyssinia. It was also noted that many books were distributed from Zayla implying a relatively educated populace. The Funj sultanate in Sudan was a tributary of Abyssinia and sold them war horses (1,000 Arabian Horses and 9,000 camels)- which Barr Saʿad Din requested they ceased. Beylul was another weak Muslim tributary.

 

[Vacelere]

In the Horn, Salman Reis noted the strength of Zeila (Barr Saʿad Din/Adal) and its yearly jihad raids against Abyssinia. It was also noted that many books were distributed from Zayla implying a relatively educated populace. The Funj sultanate in Sudan was a tributary of Abyssinia and sold them war horses (1,000 Arabian Horses and 9,000 camels)- which Barr Saʿad Din requested they ceased. Beylul was another weak Muslim tributary.

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He also made one of the oldest maps of south America

 

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[Idilinaa]

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Somalis were truly the vanguards of Islam in East Africa, told @Shimbiris the same thing.


It's a shame we don't know the exact location of he city of Janasir yet, hopefully archeologists find it.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

Somalis were truly the vanguards of Islam in East Africa, told @Shimbiris the same thing.


It's a shame we don't know the exact location of he city of Janasir yet, hopefully archeologists find it.

If it lasted until the 19th century we would be seen as the ottomans of africa, it did survive through harar but it was too weak

 

[Idilinaa]

If it lasted until the 19th century we would be seen as the ottomans of africa, it did survive through harar but it was too weak

I realized just how significant it was when I saw that even European writers turned it into myth and legend. There’s a fairytale set in the “Adel Kingdom” from the 1600s that someone once shared on Twitter and the name kept appearing on maps a century or more after its supposed decline. Barr Sa'ad al-Din was so monumental that it lingered in the European imagination long after its peak. When they arrived in the Somali region, they encountered a vast and sophisticated civilization with hundreds of interconnected cities, towns, and villages stretching across a wide landscape, deeply engaged in trade, agriculture, and local industry.

I saw what Hornaristocrat shared . @Shimbiris and others should definitely take a look too.

That wasn’t just a title , it was a continuation of legitimacy, identity, and sovereignty.

That’s why the fall of Harar in 1887 wasn’t just another colonial conquest it was the destruction of our central city, the remnants and heart of our civilization, and the ethnic cleansing of Somalis from the city was a loss beyond words. It marked the silencing of an era, a severance.

We didn’t just lose a city we lost a capital, a legacy, a center of learning and power. What a tragedy.

 

[Idilinaa]

Also another thing is when the Qadi wrote "may God keep his star shinning" أبقى الله نجمه maybe this explains why Somali sultans royal emblems and seal had a shinning star above it,

The 5 pointed star is apparently the star of Suleiman i'm assuming.

 

[Barkhadle1520]

I realized just how significant it was when I saw that even European writers turned it into myth and legend. There’s a fairytale set in the “Adel Kingdom” from the 1600s that someone once shared on Twitter and the name kept appearing on maps a century or more after its supposed decline. Barr Sa'ad al-Din was so monumental that it lingered in the European imagination long after its peak. When they arrived in the Somali region, they encountered a vast and sophisticated civilization with hundreds of interconnected cities, towns, and villages stretching across a wide landscape, deeply engaged in trade, agriculture, and local industry.

I saw what Hornaristocrat shared . @Shimbiris and others should definitely take a look too.
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That wasn’t just a title , it was a continuation of legitimacy, identity, and sovereignty.

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That’s why the fall of Harar in 1887 wasn’t just another colonial conquest it was the destruction of our central city, the remnants and heart of our civilization, and the ethnic cleansing of Somalis from the city was a loss beyond words. It marked the silencing of an era, a severance.

We didn’t just lose a city we lost a capital, a legacy, a center of learning and power. What a tragedy.

Yeah most people dont realize how big it was cause these are the only maps online lmao

In reality it extended from Eritrea all the way to Nugaal, there is even a small village today that still exists in Nugaal and the people of that village were said to have joined Ahmed in Harar

Leo Africanus describes it as a very large Kingdom

It was bigger than the solomonid kingdom at its biggest extent under HS

 

[Barkhadle1520]

Also another thing is when the Qadi wrote "may God keep his star shinning" أبقى الله نجمه maybe this explains why Somali sultans royal emblems and seal had a shinning star above it,

The 5 pointed star is apparently the star of Suleiman i'm assuming.

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I think its just a way of speaking

 

[Barkhadle1520]

Also it was in conflict with the Beja of Sawakin who openly traded with and supported the Christians even after being told to stop by the ruler of bsd, but Some Bani amer tribes were recorded to have fought for bsd against the Christians, the Afar Kingdom of Dankali which was pretty big right held the other half of eritrea, it was also part of bsd as a vassal

I think what happened around Suwakin is that the Sultan of bsd sent letters to the Beja to stop, some refused but some others accepted the call to jihad and opposed the others, so there may have been a proxy war over there, keep in mind thats very very far from the capital city so its really impressive that the kingdom's influence reached there

Without Somalis there truly wouldn't be any Islam in the Horn of Africa

 

[Nur_]

I realized just how significant it was when I saw that even European writers turned it into myth and legend. There’s a fairytale set in the “Adel Kingdom” from the 1600s that someone once shared on Twitter and the name kept appearing on maps a century or more after its supposed decline. Barr Sa'ad al-Din was so monumental that it lingered in the European imagination long after its peak. When they arrived in the Somali region, they encountered a vast and sophisticated civilization with hundreds of interconnected cities, towns, and villages stretching across a wide landscape, deeply engaged in trade, agriculture, and local industry.

I saw what Hornaristocrat shared . @Shimbiris and others should definitely take a look too.
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That wasn’t just a title , it was a continuation of legitimacy, identity, and sovereignty.

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That’s why the fall of Harar in 1887 wasn’t just another colonial conquest it was the destruction of our central city, the remnants and heart of our civilization, and the ethnic cleansing of Somalis from the city was a loss beyond words. It marked the silencing of an era, a severance.

We didn’t just lose a city we lost a capital, a legacy, a center of learning and power. What a tragedy.

What fairy tale? Do you remember?

 

[Barkhadle1520]

I realized just how significant it was when I saw that even European writers turned it into myth and legend. There’s a fairytale set in the “Adel Kingdom” from the 1600s that someone once shared on Twitter and the name kept appearing on maps a century or more after its supposed decline. Barr Sa'ad al-Din was so monumental that it lingered in the European imagination long after its peak. When they arrived in the Somali region, they encountered a vast and sophisticated civilization with hundreds of interconnected cities, towns, and villages stretching across a wide landscape, deeply engaged in trade, agriculture, and local industry.

I saw what Hornaristocrat shared . @Shimbiris and others should definitely take a look too.
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That wasn’t just a title , it was a continuation of legitimacy, identity, and sovereignty.

View attachment 365137

That’s why the fall of Harar in 1887 wasn’t just another colonial conquest it was the destruction of our central city, the remnants and heart of our civilization, and the ethnic cleansing of Somalis from the city was a loss beyond words. It marked the silencing of an era, a severance.

We didn’t just lose a city we lost a capital, a legacy, a center of learning and power. What a tragedy.

Also about the fairy tale part, this seems unlikely.. Europeans had very little knowledge about the Somali peninsula as a whole, it's only in the 19th century that Europeans started going inland, well after civilizations were wiped off the map

You woulda told me Arabic tale; believable. But European ? Not likely, I'm sure youre confusing some stuff

 

[Idilinaa]

I think its just a way of speaking

Figured as much.. I was reading too much into it.

Also about the fairy tale part, this seems unlikely.. Europeans had very little knowledge about the Somali peninsula as a whole, it's only in the 19th century that Europeans started going inland, well after civilizations were wiped off the map

You woulda told me Arabic tale; believable. But European ? Not likely, I'm sure youre confusing some stuff

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Thats true. It probably was lacking details but it think that lack of knowledge just fed into their imaginations as this mysterious kingdom.

What fairy tale? Do you remember?

No don't remember the name of it, only that @Dervishconan on twitter shared it . I asked her for it and she said i should look through her endless tweets to find it and i tried but gave up.

It was some type of medieval fiction story centered on what they called ''adel kingdom.''

 

[Barkhadle1520]

Figured as much.. I was reading too much into it.



Thats true. It probably was lacking details but it think that lack of knowledge just fed into their imaginations as this mysterious kingdom.




No don't remember the name of it, only that @Dervishconan on twitter shared it . I asked her for it and she said i should look through her endless tweets to find it and i tried but gave up.

It was some type of medieval fiction story centered on what they called ''adel kingdom.''

How can I send you a private message on this forum

it says Oops! We ran into some problems.

Nevermind I wanted to ask for a source but I found it

 

[Cartan Boos]

Yeah most people dont realize how big it was cause these are the only maps online lmao

In reality it extended from Eritrea all the way to Nugaal, there is even a small village today that still exists in Nugaal and the people of that village were said to have joined Ahmed in Harar

Leo Africanus describes it as a very large Kingdom
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It was bigger than the solomonid kingdom at its biggest extent under HS

also it went deep into modern day ethiopia going south omotic valley and almost bordering south sudan

 

[Barkhadle1520]

also it went deep into modern day ethiopia going south omotic valley and almost bordering south sudan

Nah it didnt go anywhere near South Sudan, but interestingly the gold of the Muslim East came from the shanqalla in western ethiopia today