Somali aristocratic and court titlesThis 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".
EidagaleThe Eidagale (Ciidangale/Ciidagale) (عيدَغَلي, [which translates to "army joiner"], Full Name: Da'ud ibn Al-Qādhī Ismā'īl ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad, is a major Somali clan and is a sub-division of the Garhajis clan of the Isaaq clan family. Members of this clan are concentrated in the western portions of Somaliland and the Somali region of Ethiopia. The Eidagale are part of the four principal clans of the Isaaq clan family. They are the traditional holders of the Isaaq Sultanate since the 18th century.
ArapThe Arap or Arab (Arab, أرب, Full Name: Muḥammad ibn ash-Shaykh Isḥāq ibn Aḥmad bin al-Ḥusayn al-Hāshimīy ) clan is a major clan of the wider Isaaq clan family and is the twin of Garhajis (Ismail), according to the clan genealogy. The Arap predominantly live on the middle and southwest side of Hargeisa and in the Baligubadle district (former Hawd region) of Somaliland, with its capital Baligubadle being an exclusively Arap territory. The territory of the clan extends to Ethiopia, in the area of Baligubadle.
IsaaqLes Isaaq (ou Isaq, Ishaak, Isaac ; Reer Sheekh Isxaaq, Banī Isḥāq) sont un clan somalien. Ils font partie des principaux clans dans la Corne de l'Afrique et leur territoire traditionnel est vaste et densément peuplé. D'après le clan, le fondateur de la lignée est Ishaaq bin Ahmed, un érudit arabe et musulman qui aurait voyagé vers le Somaliland au ou et aurait pris pour épouses une femme du clan Dir, une femme Harari ainsi que la petite fille d’Aw Barkhadle D'après les livres de généalogie et les traditions somaliennes, le clan Isaaq est fondé au ou au quand Ishaaq bin Ahmed (Sheikh Ishaaq) migre depuis la péninsule arabe.
HargeisaHargeisa (Hargeysa ; en arabe : هرجيسا) est une ville située dans le nord-ouest de la Somalie. Deuxième plus grande ville de la Somalie, c'est aussi la capitale de la République du Somaliland, proclamée en 1991 et non reconnue par les instances internationales, la ville principale de la région de Woqooyi Galbeed et de son Berbera (district) principal. La ville est située à au sud-sud-est de Djibouti, à à l'est de Djidjiga, à proximité de la frontière avec l'Éthiopie. Elle est à 1300 mètres d'altitude.
DhulbahanteThe Dhulbahante (Dhulbahante, البهانتة) is a Somali clan family, part of the Harti clan which itself belongs to the largest Somali clan-family — the Darod. They are the traditional inhabitants of the physiographic Nugaal in its topographic sense, and its pre-independence administrative sense, which included Doollo. The clan's progenitor is buried at Badweyn. The Ali Gheri clan were the first tribe to adopt the Dervish (Daraawiish) identity.
