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Marehan (Mareexaan)
Total population

2,000,000 to 2,500,000 (1950s est. ) [1]
Regions with significant populations
Flag of Somalia Somalia[2]
Flag of Ethiopia Ethiopia[2]
Flag of Yemen Yemen[2]
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Flag of the United States United States[2]
Languages
Somali and Arabic
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups

Mehri, Facaayo Sade, Sade (clan) and other Darod groups. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page Yemen ( Arabic: اليَمَن al-Yaman officially the Republic of Yemen ( Arabic: الجمهورية اليمنية al-Jumhuuriyya The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Somali ( Af Soomaali, الصوماليه is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by ethnic Somalis Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language For other meanings including people named 'Islam' see Islam (disambiguation. Sunni Islam is the largest denomination of Islam. Sunni Islam is also referred to as Ahl as-Sunnah wa’l-Jamā‘h (Arabic Mehri or Mahri is a Modern South Arabian language a branch of the greater Semitic language family and is spoken by minority populations in isolated See also Somali clan The Facaye ( Somali: Facaye a Somali clan ("Faysal bin Ahmed bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti" The Sade clan is a Somali clan that includes the Marehan and the Facaayo or Facaye. See also Somali clan The Darod ( Darood or Daarood, بني داوود is a Somali clan.

The Marehan (Somali: Mareexaan) (Arabic :مريحان, "Marehan bin Ahmed bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti"), a Somali clan, is one of the major Darod subclans and part of the Sade clan family . Somali ( Af Soomaali, الصوماليه is a member of the East Cushitic branch of the Afro-Asiatic language family spoken by ethnic Somalis Arabic (ar الْعَرَبيّة (informally ar عَرَبيْ) in terms of the number of speakers is the largest living member of the Semitic language See also Somali clan The Darod ( Darood or Daarood, بني داوود is a Somali clan. The Sade clan is a Somali clan that includes the Marehan and the Facaayo or Facaye. The majority of the Marehan live in Jubbada Hoose, Gedo and Jubbada Hoose Regions (gobolka) in southwest Somalia; the Galguduud and Mudug Regions in central Somalia; the Ogaden; and northeast Kenya. Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose is an administrative region ( gobolka) in the traditional region of Jubaland in southern Somalia. Gedo ( Geedo) is an administrative region ( gobolka) formerly part of the historic Upper Juba Region, Somalia. Lower Juba (Jubbada Hoose is an administrative region ( gobolka) in the traditional region of Jubaland in southern Somalia. Somalia ( Soomaaliya; الصومال) officially the Somali Republic ( Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya, جمهورية الصومال) and formerly known Galguduud (Galguduud is an administrative region ( gobolka) in central Somalia. Mudug (Mudug is an administrative region ( gobolka) in central Somalia. Ogaden (pronounced and often spelled Ogadēn ]] is the international name of the Somali Regional State in Ethiopia. The Republic of Kenya is a country in East Africa. It is bordered by Ethiopia to the north Somalia to the northeast Tanzania to the south

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Marehan Sultanate

Between the 17th and 18th centuries, the Marehan Sultanate was an important sultanate which extended from Bender Ziyade on the Gulf of Aden to beyond Ras el-Khail on the Indian Ocean[3], or much of Northern Somalia. The Gulf of Aden (خليج عدن transliterated: Khalyj 'Adan Somali: Khaleejka Cadan) is located in the Arabian Sea between The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface They were recorded as having played a major role in Imam Ahmed Gurey's campaigns against Ethiopia. Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi (c 1506 - February 21, 1543) ("the Conqueror" was an Imam and General of Adal NOTE This intro is the result of careful NPOV work Please do not make potentially controversial edits to it without first discussing on the talk page During the 16th century, the Marehan forces played an important part of Imam Ahmad Gurey's campaigns against the Ethiopians. The Commander of the Somali forces and the closest deputy of the Imam was a Marehan commander, Garad Ahmed bin Hirabu. The Marehan helped push westward into the plains of Jijiga and farther, playing an important part against the highland Christian empire. Jijiga ( Jigjiga) is a city in eastern Ethiopia A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, a monotheistic Religion centered on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth Evident in these battles were the Somali archers, namely the Marehan and the Gerri archers, through whom the Imam was able to defeat the numerically superior Ethiopian Army that consisted of 16,000 cavalry and more than 200,000 infantry. The Cavalry (from French cavalerie) is the second oldest of the Combat Arms, and as Soldiers or Warriors who fought mounted on The Infantry is the oldest and most numerous of the Combat Arms in the Armed forces, and consists [4].

Nearing the 19th century, the Marehan sultanate declined and withdrew from the Nugaal area and became confined to the Sool and Sanaag regions. Nugaal (Nugaal is one of the smaller administrative regions ( gobol) of Somalia. Sool ( Somali: Sool) is a province located in the northeastern interior of the Horn of Africa. Sanaag ( Somali: Sanaag) is a region ( gobol) in northern Somalia. [5] The Marehan were also the allies of the Somali hero Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, and fought against the British. Sayyīd Muhammad `Abd Allāh al-Hasan ( Sayid Maxamed Cabdille Xasan or Sayyid Mahammad Abdille Hasan, محمّد The British Empire was the largest empire in history and for over a century was the foremost global power. In a boast of the Sayyid, he declares his power and reach is such that he can climb even the highest trees that exist; the trees of the Marehan. This is meant to signify that the Sayyid is so powerful that he even has the support of the powerful Marehan and only they, out of the rest of the Somalis, can aptly describe the reach of the Sayyid's power. As early as 1850, the Marehan were recorded moving into Jubaland. Jubaland (Jubbaland or Juba Valley (Dooxada Jubba formerly Trans-Juba (Oltre Giuba is the southwesternmost part of Somalia, on the far side of It was recorded that, "To the east the Somalis were once more on the move. By 1850, one of the Darod Somali groups, the Marehan crossed the Juba in force. In 1865 they went on to break the Tana Galla [sic] and by 1880 had turned on the Boran. Pagan peoples in this region were now being dominated by Muslims, and peasants by nomads from the north. " [6]

Myrrh

According to some authorities, the term 'Myrrh' might have been derived from the Somali tribe Marehan (Murryhan - Mareexaan). Myrrh is a reddish-brown Resinous material the dried sap of the tree Commiphora myrrha, native to Yemen, Somalia According to Encyclopedia: The Earth and Its Inhabitants: The Universal Geography: "On the hills and uplands the prevailing forms are gum-yielding acacias, mimosas, cuphorbias, and the aromatic growths from which are obtained by the frankincense and myrrh of commerce, and for which the region, like the opposite coast of Arabia, has always been famous. Acacia is a Genus of Shrubs and Trees belonging to the Subfamily Mimosoideae of the family Fabaceae, first Mimosa is a Genus of about 400 species of herbs and shrubs in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the legume family Fabaceae. Frankincense or olibanum ( Arabic language: لبٌان, lubbān) is an aromatic Resin obtained from trees of the genus Some authorities have even derived the word myrrh itself from the Marehan (properly Murreyhan) tribe, in whose territory it is obtained in the greatest perfection. " [7]

Major subclans

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures. The divisions and subdivisions as here given are partial and simplified. Many lineages are omitted. For a comparison of different views on the clan-lineage-structures see the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics. [8]

Political organizations


Prominent figures

References

  1. ^ Cerulli, Enrico. Dr Abdi Shire Warsame is an Kenyan educated diplomat who was the former Somali Ambassador to Iran and Kenya and former Foreign Affairs State minister in the Transitional The Transitional National Government of Somalia was established in April –May 2000 at the Somalia National Peace Conference (SNPC held in Djibouti Adan-Dini Hasan Koshin Dini was a prominment poet in the 18/19th century Texts of the consuetudinary law of the Marrehan Somali, pp 26-27
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cerulli, Enrico. Texts of the consuetudinary law of the Marrehan Somali, pp 14-16
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Part 12 by James Hastings, ISBN 0766136876
  4. ^ Richard Pankhurst, An Introduction to the Economic History of Ethiopia, from Early Times to 1800
  5. ^ map
  6. ^ The New Encyclopedia Britannica Issue 1974
  7. ^ Encyclopedia: The Earth and Its Inhabitants: The Universal Geography
  8. ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p. 56
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