Mahamud Ibrahim Adeer ( so, Maxamuud Ibrahiim Adeer, ar, محمود ابراهيم) sometimes referred to as '' Aw Maxamuud'' was a

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ruler. He was the second

Sultan Sultan (; ar, سلطان ', ) is a position with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", derived from the verbal noun ', meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it c ...

of the

Sultanate of the Geledi The Sultanate of the Geledi ( so, Saldanadda Geledi, ar, سلطنة غلدي) also known as the Gobroon Dynasty Somali Sultanate: The Geledi City-state Over 150 Years - Virginia Luling (2002) Page 229 was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the ...

. He defeated early challengers to the new Sultanate and incorporated some Rahanweyn and Hawiye subclans under Geledi rule.

History

Early life

Mahamud was the son of the first Geledi Sultan

Ibrahim Adeer Ibrahim Adeer ( so, Ibraahin Adeer, ar, ابراهيم أدير) was a Somali ruler. He founded the Sultanate of the Geledi. He subsequently established the Geledi sultanate's ruling house, the Gobroon dynasty, after having to successfully rebe ...

. He received religious education and was conferred the honorific ''Aw'' or Sheikh, signifying his status as a learned individual.

Reign

His rule marked the consolidation of the newly formed Geledi Sultanate. Echoing the battles his father fought in the decades prior it was under Mahamud's reign that the Geledi would defeat a

Silcis The Silcis (sometimes spelled "Sil'is" or "Seles" in historical texts) are a Somali subclan. They are part of the Gorgarte subclan of the Hawiye clan, which is one of the major clans of Somali people. The Silcis inhabit the traditional coastal regi ...

and Gorgarte Hawiye resurgence that threatened to bring back their oppressive rule. As well, the powerful Hintire and

Hubeer Hubeer is a Somali clan, traditionally settled in the Lower Shabelle region, though they also inhabit Jubaland, specifically Afmadow. The assassinated Somali Minister of Public Works Abbas Abdullahi Sheikh Siraji was a member of the Huber clan. Tho ...

clans united against the Geledi but were defeated and enveloped into the Sultanate.Historical Dictionary of Somalia By Mohamed Haji Mukhtar, pg.161 Following his death, Mahamud's son

Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim ( so, Yuusuf Maxamuud Ibrahiim, ar, يوسف محمود ابراهيم) was a Somali people, Somali ruler. He was the third and most powerful Sultan of the Geledi sultanate, reigning from 1798 to 1848. Under the reign of Sul ...

would succeed him and take Geledi power to its greatest extent.

References

*{{cite book , last = Luling , first = Virginia , title = Somali Sultanate: the Geledi city-state over 150 years , publisher = Transaction Publishers , year = 2002 , location = , pages = , url = https://books.google.com/books?id=IqgEAAAACAAJ , doi = , id = , isbn = 0-7658-0914-1 17th-century Somalian people 18th-century Somalian people Gobroon dynasty Somalian religious leaders Somalian Muslims Somali sultans Ajuran Sultanate 17th-century monarchs in Africa 18th-century monarchs in Africa 18th-century deaths African royalty African rulers Year of birth unknown History of Somalia History of Africa African monarchs

History

Early life

Reign

See also

References