Lists of office-holders
Sultans of Geledi, about 1750 to 1908
The Geledi sultanate, centred on Afgooye, was founded in about 1750 and ruled by the Gobroon dynasty until Italy took it into its colony on 3 September 1908. Its best-known ruler, Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim, ruled from 1828 to 1848. This page lists each sultan with dates.
In short
World Statesmen dates the founding of the Geledi sultanate to about 1750 and its incorporation into the Italian colony to 3 September 1908. (World Statesmen, Somali traditional states)
Each row below gives the holder's name in English and Somali spelling, dates in office and the source for that row. Dates are from World Statesmen, Somali traditional states; where sources give different dates, the note says so. How we source: How we check facts.
Sultans of Geledi (Gobroon dynasty)
| Name | In office | Note | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ibrahim Adeer (Ibraahin Adeer) | 18th century to 18th century | World Statesmen, Somali traditional states | |
| Mahamud Ibrahim Adeer (Maxamuud Ibraahim Adeer) | 18th century to 1828 | World Statesmen, Somali traditional states | |
| Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim (Yuusuf Maxamuud Ibraahim) | 1828 to 1848 | World Statesmen gives his name as Yusuf ibn Muhammad | World Statesmen, Somali traditional states |
| Ahmad Yusuf (Axmed Yuusuf) | 1848 to 1878 | World Statesmen, Somali traditional states | |
| Uthman Ahmad (Cismaan Axmed) | 1878 to 3 September 1908 | World Statesmen, Somali traditional states |
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Sources
We also publish every row of every office-holder list as one open data file: office-holders.csv.
Sources
- World Statesmen, Somali traditional states · worldstatesmen.org
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