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Osman Ahmed
عثمان أحمد5th Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty Reign 1878–late 19th century Predecessor Ahmed Yusuf Successor n/a Dynasty Gobroon Dynasty Religious beliefs Islam Osman Ahmed (Somali: Cusmaan Ahmed, Arabic: عثمان أحمد) was a Somali ruler, and the fifth Sultan of the Gobroon Dynasty.
He is considered less illustrious than his predecessors,[1] and Gobroon power considerable weakened under his rule. He was the son of Ahmed Yusuf and succeeded his father after his death.
Notes
- ^ Cassanelli, p.149.
References
- Cassanelli, Lee Vincent (1973). The Benaadir past : essays in southern Somali history. University Microfilms International. http://books.google.ca/books?id=JytqAAAAMAAJ.
- Luling, Virginia (2002). Somali Sultanate: the Geledi city-state over 150 years. Transaction Publishers. ISBN 0765809141. http://books.google.ca/books?id=IqgEAAAACAAJ.
Preceded by
Ahmed YusufGobroon Dynasty Succeeded by
n/aCategories:- History of Somalia
- Gobroon dynasty
- Sultans
- Ethnic Somali people
- Somali sultans
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