Sheikh Hassan Barsame ( so, Sheekh Xasan Barsane; ar, الشيخ حسن البرصمي) was a
Somali cleric and religious scholar. He was best known for having led a revolt against
Italian
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colonial forces after
World War I
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.
Early life
Barsame was born 1853 in Ubaadi, a village 68 km west of
Jowhar
Jowhar ( so, Jowhar, ar, جوهر) is the capital city of Hirshabelle state of Somalia. Jowhar is also the administrative capital of Middle Shabelle Regions of Somalia, region of Somalia.
Along with Baidoa, it used to form the joint adminis ...
in the
Middle Shebelle
Middle Shabelle ( so, Shabeellaha Dhexe, ar, شبيلي الوسطى, it, Medio Scebeli) is an administrative region (''Administrative divisions of Somalia, gobol'') in southern Somalia.
Overview
It is bordered by the Somali regions of Galgud ...
region of southern
Somalia
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. He hailed from the
Barsame tribe, a division of the larger
Gaalje'el
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clans.
After memorizing the
Quran
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during his youth, Barsame sought to further his religious education.
He traveled to
Mecca
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to perform the
Hajj
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. Barsame stayed there for three years, meeting along the way Sheikh Mohammed Salih, the leader of the Salihiyah. Barsame thereafter joined Salih's movement.
Military leadership
Sheikh Barsame's forces owned an estimated 16,000 rifles. In 1905, they stopped an attempted Ethiopian expansion into southern Somalia during the battle of Gumar Sheel.
The Sheikh and his men also fought various battles against Italian troops, including:
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Buloburde
Buloburde, also spelled Buloburti or Bulobarde, is a city in Somalia's central Hiran region.
Overview
Buloburde is situated along the Shabelle River, near Jalalaqsi. It is the center of the Buloburde District.
In March 2014, Somali Armed For ...
# El Dhere
#
Hilweyne
# Juliyale
# Harerile
# Gumarsheel
# Lafoole
See also
*
Mohammed Abdullah Hassan
Sayid Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan ( so, Sayid Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan; 1856–1920) was a Somali religious and military leader of the Dervish movement, which led a two-decade long confrontation with various colonial empires including the British, ...
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20th-century Somalian people
Italian Somaliland
Ethnic Somali people
1853 births
1927 deaths