Emirate of Harar

1647–1887 Muslim kingdom in the Horn of Africa Emirate of Harar1647–1887The Emirate of Harar confined by the Somalis in the east and Abyssinia in the west c. 1860StatusSovereign kingdom (1647–1875) (1884–1887) Subject of the Khedivate of Egypt (1875–1884)CapitalGeCommon languagesArabicHarariSomaliOromoArgobbaReligion Sunni IslamGovernmentAbsolute monarchyEmir • 1647-1671 `Ali ibn Da`ud• 1884-1887 `Abdullahi II History • Established 1647• Disestablished 1887 CurrencyMahlak Preceded by Succeeded by Imamate of Aussa Ethiopian Empire Today part of Ethiopia The Emirate of Harar was a Muslim kingdom founded in 1647 when the Harari people refused to accept Imām ʿUmardīn Ādam as their ruler and broke away from the Imamate of Aussa to form their own state under `Ali ibn Da`ud. The city of Harar Gey served as its sole capital. Prior to its invasion by Shewan forces under Menelik II, the League of Nations noted that the Harar Emirate made up the area between the rivers Awash and Shebelle while the Ogaden was a tributary state. Originally however the Harar Emirate composed of present-day Somalia and to the south of eastern Ethiopia including the Arsi Province. Numerous Or