Talha Jafar

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Talha bin Jafar
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Born1853 (1853)
Sunni
Main interest(s)Hadith, Fiqh
TariqaMahdi

Talha bin Jafar was a nineteenth century Argobba-Ethiopian rebel in Ifat and later governor of Wadessa, Hararghe in Ethiopia.[1] He belonged to the Mahdi Sufi tariqa.[2]

Militant career

Beginning in 1879 he led a resistance movement against the Abyssinian emperors Yohannes IV and later Menelik II due to the states hostile policies towards Muslims in the region.[3][4][5] At first Mikael of Wollo did not take Talha's revolt seriously and dismissed him as merely an individual intoxicated by the narcotic chat leaf, however Mikael was proven wrong when Talha's forces managed to defeat an army sent to quell the rebellion.[6]

Talha was also part of the

Gonder.[7]

Political career

During the reign of Lij Iyasu, he was appointed governor of Wadessa in the Harar region of Chercher.[8]

See also

Hassan Enjamo, rebel leader of Hadiya

References

  1. ISBN 9780821445723
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  2. ^ Ali, Ali (January 2015). The Development of Islamic Education System in Ethiopia: Its Features, Relevance and Influence on Muslim Culture With Reference to South Wallo (PDF). Addis Ababa University. p. 84. Archived from the original (PDF) on Jun 20, 2023.
  3. doi:10.3406/ethio.2015.1592. Archived
    from the original on Apr 11, 2023 – via Persée.
  4. ISBN 9789004109384
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  5. ISBN 9783030457594
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  6. hdl:1887/17537. Archived
    from the original on Jun 20, 2023.
  7. ISBN 9783447045582
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  8. JSTOR 41965976
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