Sultanate of Aussa
1734–1937 kingdom existed in Ethiopia, Eritrea and Djibouti / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Sultanate of Aussa was a kingdom that existed in the Afar Region in eastern Ethiopia from the 18th to the 20th century. It was considered to be the leading monarchy of the Afar people, to whom the other Afar rulers nominally acknowledged primacy.
Sultanate of Aussa Aussa Sultanate | |||||||||||
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1734–1936[1] | |||||||||||
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Capital | Aussa | ||||||||||
Common languages | Afar, Arabic, Somali | ||||||||||
Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||
Sultan | |||||||||||
• 1734–1749 | Kedafu | ||||||||||
• 1927-1936[2] | Mohammed Yayyo | ||||||||||
Historical era | Early modern period to Interwar period | ||||||||||
• Established | 1734 | ||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1936[1] | ||||||||||
Area | |||||||||||
• Total | 76,868 km2 (29,679 sq mi) | ||||||||||
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Today part of | Ethiopia Eritrea |
The Ethiopian Empire nominally laid claim to the region but were met with harsh resistance. Due to their skills in desert warfare, the Afars managed to remain independent, unlike other similar groups in the region.[3]
The Sultan Yayyo visited Rome along with countless other nobility from across East Africa to support the creation of Italian East Africa.[4] This marked the end of the region's independence and it was disestablished and incorporated into Italian East Africa as a part of the Eritrean Governorate and the Harar Governorate.