Portoguese description of Somali Cities

[awsaleban667]

Protoguese Traveller Duarte Barbosa’s description of Towns on the Soamli coast included Muqdisho, Maydh, Berbera, Hafun, and Zeyla

 

[Nin123]

Protoguese Traveller Duarte Barbosa’s description of Towns on the Soamli coast included Muqdisho, Maydh, Berbera, Hafun, and Zeyla
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They called Somalis moors? Interesting

 

[awsaleban667]

Fun fact this is the 3rd source I’ve found that mentions Ethiopians dressed in Animal Hides instead of sewn clothing
Barbosa (1516):

Paez (1620):

Al Maqrizi (1440):

 

[Al hashimi]

What is this translation where do I find it?

 

[Zak12]

Another Ethiopia thread? Lol

 

[Zak12]

Fun fact this is the 3rd source I’ve found that mentions Ethiopians dressed in Animal Hides instead of sewn clothing
Barbosa (1516):
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Paez (1620):
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Al Maqrizi (1440):
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IIRC, there was a Mamluk text talking about Ethiopia as well, about the emperor living in a tent

 

[awsaleban667]

What is this translation where do I find it?

I used google translate

 

[awsaleban667]

IIRC, there was a Mamluk text talking about Ethiopia as well, about the emperor living in a tent

Yup, Every text mentions that they lived dirty little huts. The emperor lived in a two story hut. This from Pedro Paez’s História da Ethiópia which was written in 1620. Paez was a prominent Jesuit who converted Susenyos to Catholicism and was a key advisor.

 

[Zak12]

Yup, Every text mentions it the lived dirty little huts. The emperor lived in a two story hut tho.
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I cringe whenever ajnabis or Ethiopians claim they had a more advanced civilization than is. Maybe in terms of art and military strength they were but when most of the population and your elites were living in villages and huts then you can't claim to be better

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[awsaleban667]

I cringe whenever ajnabis or Ethiopians claim they had a more advanced civilization than is. Maybe in terms of art and military strength they were but when most of the population and your elites were living in villages and huts then you can't claim to be better

Here is a neat informative video

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I wouldn’t even say they were better than us militarily they just outnumbered us

 

[Grey Alien]

I cant help but considering the fact; when they talks about anicent Ethiopians, it meant us.

 

[ZBR]

I cant help but considering the fact; when they talks about anicent Ethiopians, it meant us.

We’re completely separate, I think that the point of alot of these discussions we just had a very low density “free and independent” population due to that before Islam we didn’t field large armies or have cohesion

they have a large serf agrarian population that they can force to just by controlling the merge food supply

 

[ZBR]

They called Somalis moors? Interesting

They even called the Filipino Muslims Moors (that they suppressed and massacred for being Muslims ) it probably was a catch all term in Portuguese at that time

 

[kamek]

I cant help but considering the fact; when they talks about anicent Ethiopians, it meant us.

Someone told me Ethiopia was originally the name for modern day Sudan so when they talk about ancient Ethiopians they are talking about sudanese people

 

[Yami]

Protoguese Traveller Duarte Barbosa’s description of Towns on the Soamli coast included Muqdisho, Maydh, Berbera, Hafun, and Zeyla
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@HabarSteven black residents of Mogadishu in the 16th century I wonder how you’ll cope yourself out of this one

 

[Yami]

I cringe whenever ajnabis or Ethiopians claim they had a more advanced civilization than is. Maybe in terms of art and military strength they were but when most of the population and your elites were living in villages and huts then you can't claim to be better

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Comparing bender cassim to Addis Ababa at the end was the ultimate violation yet these savages are the face of civilization for Africa wax walaan wllhi

 

[wonyluvr]

Comparing bender cassim to Addis Ababa at the end was the ultimate violation yet these savages are the face of civilization for Africa wax walaan wllhi

who’s savages

 

[Yami]

Look at this niggas claiming everything. if Harla Kombe iyo Saldanadda Awdal wasn’t enough they’re even coming for our ayeeyo’s historical photo’s @GaradShabeel come see this shit ahki I’m in disbelief

 

[Yami]

who’s savages

Villagers who get hyped up in African history because of a civilization and writing script developed by @EritreanPost_ ancestors that they appropriated

 

[wonyluvr]

Villagers who get hyped up in African history because of a civilization and writing script developed by @EritreanPost_ ancestors that they appropriated

True yami it’s all @EritreanPost_ family They deserve more credit