Ottoman Zeila

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

Saylac Cosmaniya
1559–1885
Zeila waterfront circa 1880
StatusVassal of the Ottoman Empire (1559–1885)
CapitalZeila
Common languagesSomali, Turkish, Afar
Religion
Islam
Governor 
• 1559–1561
Özdemir Pasha (First)
• 1860–1862
Abu Bakr Pasha (last)[1]
History 
• Established
1559
• Annexed by Britain
1885

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 Great Britain for protecting the crew of the Mary Ann, a brig that was attacked off Berbera in 1825.[2]

See also
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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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