Ottoman Zeila

Ottoman Zeila Saylac Cosmaniya
1559–1874
Flag
Zeila waterfront circa 1880
Status	Vassal of the Ottoman Empire (1559–1885)
Capital	Zeila
Common languages	Somali
Religion	Islam
Governor
• 1559–1561	Özdemir Pasha (First)
• 1860–1862	Abu Bakr Pasha (last) [1]
History
• Established	1559
•  Annexed By Egypt	1874
Preceded by Succeeded by Adal Sultanate Ifat Sultanate Khedivate's Somali Coast

Ottoman Zeila was a region centered around Zeila that was under intermittent Ottoman control between the 16th and 19th centuries , after the collapse of the Adal Sultanate.

History

From 1840 until the 1855, the governor of Zeila was Haji Sharmarke. Although prior to him, the governorship was hereditary and appointed to Sayyids, his ascent was due to the influence and wealth he acquired from his career as a captain of a training dhow. He obtained the position also partly due to gratitude from Great Britain for protecting the crew of the Mary Ann, a brig that was attacked off Berbera in 1825. ^[2]

See also

• Ottoman conquest of Zeila

• History of Somaliland
• List of Muslim empires and dynasties
• List of Sunni Muslim dynasties

References

1. Bezabeh, Samson (2016). Subjects of Empires, Citizens of States: Yemenis in Djibouti and Ethiopia. p. 18.
2. Lewis, I M (2003). A Modern History of the Somali: Nation and State in the Horn of Africa.