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Ottoman Zeila

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Ottoman Zeila
Saylac Cosmaniya
1559–1874
Flag of Ottoman Zeila
Flag
Zeila waterfront circa 1880
Zeila waterfront circa 1880
StatusVassal of the Ottoman Empire (1559–1885)
CapitalZeila
Common languagesSomali, Turkish, Afar
Religion
Islam
Governor 
• 1559–1561
Özdemir Pasha (First)
• 1860–1862
Abu Bakr Pasha (last)[1]
History 
• Established
1559
1874
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Adal 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

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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

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References

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  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.