A sultanate founded at the end of the thirteenth century. It was located on the Maakhir Coast of northeastern Somaliland, and at times ruled most of the country's present territory. Its capital was the town of Las Khorey in the Sanaag region, located about 220 miles (354 km.) east of Berbera, the present capital of Somaliland. Its rulers, the Gerad Dhidhin, were a branch of the Darod clan.