Sidi Mohammed was the
Garad
Garad ( Harari: ገራድ, , , Oromo: ''Garaada'') is a term used to refer to a king, Sultan or regional administrator. It was used primarily by Muslims in the Horn of Africa that were associated with Islamic states, most notably the Adal Sultanat ...
(chief) of the
Hadiya Sultanate in the beginning of the seventeenth century. He is considered a descendant of some of the
Silt'e clan originators as well as the founder of
Halaba ethnic group.
Political career
Garad Sidi is known for defeating the soldiers of
Abyssinian emperor
Susenyos I
Susenyos I ( ; –1575 – 17 September 1632), also known as Susenyos the Catholic, was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1607 to 1632, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne names were Seltan Sagad and Malak Sagad III.
He was the son of '' ...
at the
Battle of Hadiya in the 1600s.
See also
Aze, sixteenth century leader of Hadiya
References
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17th-century Ethiopian people