Ottoman Zeila

Saylac Cosmaniya
1559–1867
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Status Vassal of the Ottoman Empire (1559–1867)
Capital Zeila
Common languages Somali, Turkish, Afar
Religion Islam
Governor  
• 1559–1561
Özdemir Pasha (First)
• 1860–1862
Abu Bakr Pasha (last)[1]
History  
• Established
1559
• Annexed by French empire
1867

Ottoman Zeila was a region centered around Zeila that was under Ottoman control between the 16th and 19th centuries.

History

From 1840 until the 1855, the governor of Zeila was Haji Shirmarke, of the habr Yunis, Isaaq clan. Although prior to him, the governorship was hereditary and appointed to Sayyids, his ascent was due to the influence and wealth he acquired from his career as a captain of a training dhow. He obtained the position also partly due to gratitude from the British empire for protecting the crew of the Mary Ann, a brig that was attacked off Berbera in 1825.[2]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Bezabeh, Samson (2016). Subjects of Empires, Citizens of States: Yemenis in Djibouti and Ethiopia. p. 18.
  2. ↑ Lewis, I M (2003). A Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa.
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