Male fighting population British somaliland early 1900s

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

I guess this describes British somaliland and also OG tribe male fighting population in the early 1900s it’s interesting to see how many men each group could’ve brought to the battle field

 

[Dima&Damo]

How did they count

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

How did they count

It’s an estimation 99 percent of Somalis were nomadic back then it would’ve been almost impossible to count them accurately

 

[Dima&Damo]

It’s an estimation 99 percent of Somalis were nomadic back then it would’ve been almost impossible to count them accurately

You seem interrested by this numbers from the past what's with that

 

[Chaseyourdreamzz]

You seem interrested by this numbers from the past what's with that

Lool your right I just post old colonial documents to bring discussion I post maps to not always numbers

 

[Xanibacal bin Barqa]

The old cadaan MFs were making up shit most probably.

 

[Burqad]

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I guess this describes British somaliland and also OG tribe male fighting population in the early 1900s it’s interesting to see how many men each group could’ve brought to the battle field

My clan isn’t counted, unlike you poor spearmen we were all mounted

 

[Bowda-dheer]

Idoor- 37k spearmen
Dhulbahante- 26k spearmen
Gadabursi-12k spearmen
Ciise-10k spearmen

OG - 40k spearmen

 

[Arkan]

Idoor- 37k spearmen
Dhulbahante- 26k spearmen
Gadabursi-12k spearmen
Ciise-10k spearmen

OG - 40k spearmen

Vast majority of Gadabursi and Ciise were roaming in their lands in Ethiopia as they still do now. Securing the trade routes to Zeila/Berbera and whatnot.

 

[mohammdov]

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I guess this describes British somaliland and also OG tribe male fighting population in the early 1900s it’s interesting to see how many men each group could’ve brought to the battle field

It does not seem accurate how the Habr Awal, a coastal and agricultural clan, did not have a great history of raids between the tribes, being more than nomadic clans
Then, at that time, every Somali male carried a spear with him, learned spear fighting at the age of 13, and took to raiding a tribe at the age of 17.This was the norm among nomadic clans

 

[Dima&Damo]

Nobody had guns