Awad Deria
| Sultan Awad Deria سلطان عوض ديريا | |
|---|---|
| 4th Ainanshe | |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Sultan Awad Deria (
Biography
Awad was among the youngest sons of Sultan Diiriye who had a total of eighteen sons from five wives. Awad along with three other sons were born to the Sultan's wife, Ebla, and are collectively known as the Bah Ebla.[1]
Civil war
After the death of Sultan
It appeared the great Habr Gerhajis tribe was divided into two rival factions, the one owning allegiance to Sultan Owd, the other to his cousin, Sultan Noor. Between these two the country was about evenly divided, and the border-line was an everlasting scene of wars and rumours of wars, cattle raids, and attempted murders.[5]
The Haber-Gerhajis tribe had formerly been under one Sultan and were very powerful, making frequent raids into Ogadayn, but on his death, two cousins, Awad and Nur, divided the country between them.[6]
Awad was killed after a decade long war, allowing Nur to establish himself at Burao and rule over the entirety of the Habr Yunis. The Baha Diiriye still did not concede defeat and would eventually choose Awad's nephew, Madar, as their successor following Nur's death.[7]
See also
References
- ^ A General survey of the Somaliland Protectorate 1944-1950, p.137
- ^ British Somaliland by Drake Brockman, pp.79 - 82
- ^ 1912 Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography 1885, Volume 7, p.627
- ^ The Academy: a weekly review of literature, science, and art. Volume 35, 1889, p.126
- ^ The Unknown Horn of Africa: An Exploration From Berbera to the Leopard River, 1888
- ^ Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society and Monthly Record of Geography, 1885, Volume 7, p.627
- ^ Journal of the Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland, Vol. 21, p.161