Mudaito Dynasty

Mudaito Dynasty

The Mudaito Dynasty (Modaytó) was the ruling family of the Aussa Sultanate.

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History

Main article: Aussa Sultanate

The Aussa Sultanate or Afar Sultanate succeeded the earlier Imamate of Aussa. The latter polity had come into existence in 1577, when Muhammed Jasa moved his capital from Harar to Aussa with the split of the Adal Sultanate into Aussa and the Harari city-state. At some point after 1672, Aussa declined and temporarily came to an end in conjunction with Imam Umar Din bin Adam's recorded ascension to the throne.[1] The Sultanate was subsequently re-established by Kedafu around the year 1734, and was thereafter ruled by his Mudaito Dynasty.[2] The primary symbol of the Sultan was a silver baton, which was considered to have magical properties.[3]

Rulers

The following is a list of the Mudaito Dynasty rulers of the Aussa Sultanate. Names of Sultans (amoyta) are cited, with the modern Afar spelling in Latin letters shown in brackets:

1734–1749 Kadhafo (Kaxxafo)
1749–1779 Kadhafo Mahammad ibn Kadhafo
1779–1801 Aydahis ibn Kadhafo Mahammad
1801–1832 "Asa" Aydahis ibn Mahammad ibn Aydahis ("Qasa" Aydacis Macammad), first Amoyta
1832–1862 Hanfadhe ibn Aydahis (Canfaxe Aydacis)
1862–1902 Mahammad "Illalta" ibn Hanfadhe (Macammad "Illalta" Canfaxe)
1902 Incorporated into Ethiopia
1902 - ca. 1910 Mahammad ibn Aydahis ibn Hanfadhe (Macammad Aydacis)
Starting from 1902 the governorship of Mahammad ibn Aydahis was challenged by his cousins, the nine sons of his direct predecessor, Aydahis, Alimirah, Kadhafo, Hanfadhe, Alo and Yayyo (the later sultan)
c. 1902 - 1927 Yayyo ibn Mahammad ibn Hanfadhe (Yayyo Macammad)
1927–1944 Mahammad Yayyo (Macammad Yayyo)
1975–1991 Alimirah Hanfadhe (exiled)
2011–present Hanfadhe Alimirah

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Abir, p. 23 n.1.
  2. ^ Abir, pp. 23-26.
  3. ^ Trimingham, p. 262.

References

  • Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 1, article on Afar literature
  • Didier Morin, Dictionnaire historique des Afar, 2003

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