Makhzumi dynasty

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Makhzumi dynasty
896–1286
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The Sultanate of Shewa at its height under Sulṭān Malasmaʿī.
CapitalWalalah (northern Hararghe) [1]
Official languages Arabic
Common languages Harla
Argobba
Religion
Sunni Islam
Government Absolute monarchy
Sultan  
• 896–928 (first)
Haboba
• 1279 (last)
ʿAbdallah
History 
• Established
896
•  Shewa conquered by Ifat
1278–1285
• Sultanate of Shewa annexed by Ifat
1285
• Disestablished
1286
Currency Dinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Blank.png Harla Kingdom
Blank.png Kingdom of Aksum
Sultanate of Ifat Blank.png
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Today part of Ethiopia

The Makhzumi dynasty also known as Sultanate of Shewa or Shewa Sultanate, was a Muslim kingdom in present-day Ethiopia. Its capital Walale was situated in northern Hararghe in Harla country. [2] [3] [4] Its territory extended possibly to some areas west of the Awash River. [5] The port of Zeila may have influenced the kingdom. [6] The rise of the Makhzumi state at the same time resulted in the decline of the Kingdom of Axum. [7] Several engravings dating back to the 13th century showing the presence of the kingdom are found in Chelenqo, Bale, Harla near Dire Dawa and Munesa near Lake Langano. [8]

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It has recently been proposed that Shewa was not a unified Sultanate but rather a collection of smaller, autonomous political entities. [9]

History

The Shewa sultanate was one of the oldest documented Muslim states in the region. The state ran along Muslim trade lines and dominions known to the Arab world as the country of Zeila . [10] Its founding dynastic family, the Makhzumis, is said to have consisted of Arab immigrants who arrived in Shewa during the 7th century. [11] This ruling house governed the polity from AH 283/AD 896 to 1285–86, a period of three hundred and ninety years. The Makhzumi dynasty reigned until it was deposed by the Walashma dynasty of Ifat (1285-1415). Ifat was once the easternmost district of Shewa Sultanate. In 1285 Ali b. Wali Asma deposed the kings of Shewa and installed a certain MHz. [12] [13] According to historian Mohammed Hassen, one of the main reasons for Shewa's decline was due to conflict with the Kingdom of Damot. [14] [15]

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A map showing the center of the medieval Shoa Sultanate

Shewa Sultanate, established in 896, is the first Muslim state inland and according to the chronicle of the sultanate no major report of conversion to Islam was reported before the beginning of the 12th century. [16] [12] [13] However, beginning with the conversion of the Gbbh people in 1108, whom Trimingham suggested them being the ancestors of Argobba, other people were converted. By mid fourteenth century Islam expanded in the region and the inhabitants leaving north of Awash river were the Muslim people of Zaber and Midra Zega (located south of modern Merhabete); the Argobba (Gabal), the Werji people); Tegulat & Menz people whom at that time were Muslims. [17] [18] [16] The chronicle of Shewa sultanate also mentions that in 1128 the Amhara fled from the land of Werjih people whom at that time were pastoralist people and lived in the Awash valley east of Shoan plateau. [19] According to medieval Islamic manuscripts Makhzumis governed Al-Habash for four centuries. [20]

Ifat or Yifat, established in early medieval times, was the easternmost district of Shewa Sultanate and was located in the strategic position between the central highlands and the Sea, especially the port of Zeila. [21] [22] In 1285 Ifat's ruler Wali Asma deposed Shewan kings and established the Walasma dynasty and Shewa with its districts including its centers, Walalah and Tegulat, became one of the seven districts of Ifat sultanate. [13] [23] [24] Welela, previously the capital of Shewa Sultanate, is situated on a mountain 24 km north of Debre Berhan, located in today's North Shewa Zone (Amhara), and was known by Muslims as mar'ade which later became the seat of emperor Amda Tsion. [25] [26] [27] The chronicle of Amde Sion mentions Khat being widely consumed by Muslims in the city of Marade. [28]

Based on Cerulli's study of the names of the princes J. D. Fage and Roland Oliver were convinced that the inhabitants of Shewa spoke Ethiopian Semitic language likely Argobba language. [29] Argobba are widely believed to be the first to accept Islam collectively, in the Horn of Africa, and lead expansions into various regions under the Sultanate of Shewa. [30] Argobba and Harla seem to have relied on each other in the Islamic period. [31] After Shewa was incorporated into Ifat an Egyptian courtier, Al Umari, would describe Ifat Sultanate as one of the largest as well as the richest of Ethiopias Muslim provinces, and Shewa, Adal, Jamma, Lao and Shimi are places incorporated into Ifat. [23]

List of Sultans

There were nine recorded Sulṭāns of Shewa, who asserted descent from Wudd ibn Hisham al-Makhzumi. [32] Although Makhzumi rulers names found initially in Harar are Arabic, other texts found elsewhere at a later date use traditional Ethiopian Semitic names alternatively. [33]

Ruler NameReignNote
1Amir Haboba896–928Earliest documented ruler of Hararghe. Haboba is unable to quell tribal conflicts, appeals to the Abbasid caliphate for mediators. Abdicates in favor of Abbasid mediating party leader Abadir. [34]
2Amir Umar ???–???Known as Father (Aw) Abadir Umar ar-Rida. Resolves tribal issues. Proselytized as far as Mogadishu. [35] Several tribes in the Horn of Africa venerate Abadir. The beginning of the Harari dynasty of rulers. [36] Tomb in Harar. [37]
3Amir Muhiaddin ???–???Known as Father (Aw) Barkhedle Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kawneyn. Proselytized as far as Maldives and Sri Lanka. Venerated by various tribes in the Horn of Africa and South Asia. Tomb near Hargeisa. [38]
4Amir Eidal ???–???Known as Father (Aw) Abdal. [39]
5Amir Maya ???–???He is succeeded by his daughter.
6Queen Badit ???–1063Daughter of King Maya, possibly Gudit who destroyed the Axum state [40] [41] Harar chronicles lists her as Tedin Bint Maya Lama [42] Badit is stated to be a usurper as Islamic law prohibits female rulers. [43] The Emirate in Harar transitions from emirate to sultanate after the death of Badit.
7Sulṭān Malasmaʿī1180–1183
8Sulṭān Ḥusein1183–1193He is from Gidaya state. [44] [45]
10Sulṭān ʿAbdallah1193–1235
11Sulṭān Maḥamed1235–1239Son of Sulṭān Ḥusein.
12Sulṭān Ganah1252–1262The qāḍī of the state Faqih Ibrahim al-Hassan of Sawa writes about the fall of the Abbasid caliphate to the Mongol Empire in 1258. [46]
13Sulṭān Mālzarrah1239–1252Son of Sulṭān Maḥamed. Married Fatimah Aydargun, daughter of Sulṭān ʿAli "Baziwi" ʿUmar of Ifat in 1245, and mother of Sultan Dilmārrah.
14Sulṭān Girām-Gaz'i1262–1263Son of Sulṭān Ganah. The only other ruler in the region to hold the title Gazi "conqueror", aside from Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi. Abdicated in favor of his elder brother.
15Sulṭān Dilmārrah1263–1278Dhal Marrahan literally "Guide to the victory" in Harari and Argobba as well as other Ethiopian Semitic languages spoken by Christians of northern Ethiopia. [47] The state was in conflict with the people of Gidaya, Mora and Gabarge. [48] Son of Sulṭān Mālzarrah. Internal conflict, he was deposed by Dil Gamis. He was half-Walashma on his mother's side, and also married a Walashma princess. According to Harari texts a drought hit the Sultanate in 1272 killing a large number of the aristocracy and its rulers within two years. [49]
16Sulṭān Dil-Gāmis1269–1283Assumes the Christian Axumite royal title "Dil" last used by Dil Na'od. [50] In 1270 Yekuno Amlak establishes Solomonic dynasty in the west with the assistance of Gafat mercenaries and Dil Gamis, whom provided aid to Amlak giving him an advantage over Zagwe. [51] [52] According to Arabic texts found in Harar the previous ruler Dil-Marrah sought assistance from Yekuno Amlak in restoring his rule, and was briefly restored to the throne in July 1278, but was deposed again by August. [53] The Axumite title "Dil" would not be used again until the 16th century by Bati del Wambara.
17Sulṭān ʿAbdallah1279–1279Son of Sulṭān Ganah. Briefly deposed Sulṭān Dilmārrah to restore the rule of the sons of Ganah. However, this rebellion was short lived, and Shewa would be annexed into Ifat the following year.

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