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One of the oldest Arab settlements on the East African coast, established as a trading port in the 10th century. In modern times, it was the capital of Somalia, and remains the most important city in that region.
Ruler Name | Start Year | End Year | Notes | Dynasty | Kingdom |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
To Abgaal Sultanate | ? | 1871 | See Footnotes 1 | Mogadishu | |
'Umar | ? | ? | Abgaal | Mogadishu | |
Ahmad I | ? | ? | Mogadishu | ||
Muhammad I | ? | ? | Mogadishu | ||
Ahmad II | ? | ? | Mogadishu | ||
Mahmud | ? | ? | Mogadishu | ||
'Ali | ? | ? | Mogadishu | ||
'Uthman | ? | ? | Mogadishu | ||
Muhammad II | ? | ? | Mogadishu | ||
Ahmad III | fl. c. 1860 | ? | Mogadishu | ||
To Zanzibar | 1871 | 1905 | Leased to Italy from 1892-1905. | Mogadishu | |
To Italy | 1905 | 1941 | Mogadishu | ||
To Great Britain | 1941 | 1950 | Mogadishu | ||
To UN Trust Territory | 1950 | 1960 | Mogadishu | ||
To Somalia | 1960 | Present | Mogadishu | ||
To Sultanate of Mogadishu | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
Abu Bakr bin Fakhr ad Din | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
Ismail bin Muhammad | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
al-Rahman bin al-Musa'id | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
Yusuf I bin Sa'id | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
Sultan Muhammad | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
Rasul bin 'Ali | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
Yusuf II bin Abi Bakr | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
Malik bin Sa'id | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
Sultan 'Umar | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu | |
Zubayr bin 'Umar | ? | ? | Muzaffar | Mogadishu |
Footnotes |
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1. Bruce has these kings listed for Mogadishu, however, I cannot find his sources and all other sources list a different set of kings for the Sultanate of Mogadishu. I have listed them lower down as a separate set so as not to loose this information until it can be verified. |
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