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Somali aristocratic and court titles
Summary
This is a list of Somali aristocratic and court titles that were historically used by the Somali people's various sultanates, kingdoms and empires. Also included are the honorifics reserved for Islamic notables as well as traditional leaders and officials within Somali customary law (xeer), in addition to the nobiliary particles set aside for distinguished individuals.
Below is a list of the royal court titles historically retained by the Somali monarchies and aristocracies.
Suldaan: From the Arabic for Sultan or English "Ruler". Very common title for rulers in the pre-colonial and colonial periods; used throughout the Somali territories, particularly by the Isaaq. Famous Sultans include Fakr ad-Din, the first Sultan of the Sultanate of Mogadishu, who built the 13th-century Fakr ad-Din Mosque; Nur Ahmed Aman, 5th Sultan of the Habr Yunis and one of the founders of the Dervish state; Sultan Abdillahi Deria of the Isaaq Sultanate, who was an anti-colonial figure in the mid-20th century; Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire of the Warsangali, described as a sovereign ruler of immense influence and a man of mercurial image by the historian I.M. Lewis, would change the court title of the Warsangeli Sultanate from Gerad to Sultan after taking over the reign from his ailing father; Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire reigned in the early 19th century as one of the Gerads of the Warsangeli Sultanate, which is the longest of all Somali sultanates; Sultan Mohamoud Ali Shire also held the title as the Sultan of Somaliland. Yusuf Ali Kenadid, founder of the Sultanate of Hobyo; and Ibrahim Adeer, founder of the Geledi Sultanate. The title, Suldaan was used by the influential Ajuran Sultanate that ruled large parts of East Africa form14th-century to 17th. The Ajuran Sultanate center of power was the House of Garen. Suldaan Olol Dinle was the last of Ajuran Dynasty that ruled the Shabelle Zone.
Ugaas: Authentic Somali term for "Sultan". Used throughout the northern and western Somali territories; particularly in the Somali region of Ethiopia and Somaliland, but also in central Somalia, southern and northeastern Somalia.
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