Sultanate of Hobyo

Sultanate of Hobyo
𐒈𐒚𐒐𐒆𐒖𐒒𐒖𐒊𐒖 𐒔𐒙𐒁𐒕𐒙 (Somali)
Suldanadda Hobyo (Somali)
سلطنة هوبيو (Arabic)
1878–1927
Flag of Hobyo Sultanate
Flag
Coat of arms of Hobyo Sultanate
Coat of arms
The Sultanate of Hobyo in the late 19th century[1]
The Sultanate of Hobyo in the late 19th century[1]
StatusSomali Sultanate
Protectorate of Italy (1888–1927)
Capital
Common languagesSomali · Arabic
Religion
Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
Sultan 
• 1884–1912
Yusuf Ali Kenadid
• early 1912–1925
Ali Yusuf Kenadid
History 
• Established
1878
• Disestablished
1927
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Majeerteen Sultanate
Hiraab Imamate
Italian Somaliland
Today part ofSomalia

The Sultanate of Hobyo (Somali: Saldanadda Hobyo, Arabic: سلطنة هوبيو), also known as the Sultanate of Obbia,[2] was a 19th-century Somali Sultanate in present-day northeastern and central Somalia and eastern Ethiopia. It was established in 1878 by Yusuf Ali Kenadid.

  1. ^ Ciisa-Salwe, Cabdisalaam M. (1996). The collapse of the Somali state : the impact of the colonial legacy (PDF) (Newition ed.). p. 41. ISBN 187420991X. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. ^ New International Encyclopedia, Volume 21, (Dodd, Mead: 1916), p.283.

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