Japan, after being almost 300 years of isolation, industrialize rapidly and Egypt (being under ottoman rule) mange to take parts of Somali land due to their industrialization plans. What did the Somali kingdoms/sultanate do to catch up to the rest of the world? Did they just bring in modern arms or did they try to make their entity more suitable for the modern age?
Some examples of industrialization
1. Adopt steam engine
2. Urbanization
3. Introduced western-styled education and import outside knowledge
4. Develop the economy using foreign technology and funding important factories
5. Centralize
6. Develop the military
Since Somali kingdoms/sultanate at that time had so low population numbers, I can’t see that it would have made them a superpower or anything threatening, but at least enough to avoid full on colonialization and lead us on the right track.
Some examples of industrialization
1. Adopt steam engine
2. Urbanization
3. Introduced western-styled education and import outside knowledge
4. Develop the economy using foreign technology and funding important factories
5. Centralize
6. Develop the military
Since Somali kingdoms/sultanate at that time had so low population numbers, I can’t see that it would have made them a superpower or anything threatening, but at least enough to avoid full on colonialization and lead us on the right track.