The Man They Called 'The Mad Mullah': Father of Somali nationalism | Al Jazeera World Documentary

[Riftvalley]

Glorifying a heretical cult leader who even commits war crimes against his own Darod clan.

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Glorifying a heretical cult leader who even commits war crimes against his own Darod clan.

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The road to Adari goes through Hargeysa.

 

[Midas]

You guys shouldn't respond to garaad it only encourages him to crash out even more.

 

[World]

It's insane to think about the new tactics deployed; if not for the deployment of British fighters, Somali society would have been completely different. What do you reckon about the numbers fielded back in the 16th century? I'm in the middle of reading Warriors Life and Death Among the Somalis by Gerald Hanley.

This is what a sub clan of Dhulbahante (Mohamud Garaad) was fielding out during the early 19th century. 4000 strong cavalry army.

"The other people I met here were some Dulbahantas arming for the fight. They said they were 4000 strong in cavalry, and were slaughtering sheep wholesale for provision on the road. Each man carried a junk of flesh, a skin of water, and a little hay, and was then ready for a long campaign, for they were not soft like the English (their general boast), who must have their daily food; they were hardy enough to work without eating ten days in succession, if the emergency required it."

Between the 16th to the 19th century i dont think there would have been any population differences, later the introduction of the berked led to an increased productivity of our land leading to more animals and a higher population. By the 16th century we would have already reached the maximum capacity.