Imamate of Aussa
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Imamate of Aussa also spelled Imamate of Awsa was a medieval imamate in present-day eastern Ethiopia. It was carved out of the Sultanate of Harar and the Adal Sultanate.
History
In 1647, the rulers of the Emirate of Harar broke away to form their own polity. The Imamate of Awsa was later destroyed by the local Mudaito Afar in 1672. Following the Awsa Imamate's demise, the Mudaito Afars founded their own kingdom, the Sultanate of Aussa.
Rulers
| Name | Reign | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imām Maḥamed "Jāsa" Ibrahim | 1577 - 1583 | A relative of Imām Aḥmed Gurēy, he moved the capital to Awsa and appointed his brother (also named Maḥamed) to be Wazir of Harar. He was killed in battle with the Warra Daya in 1583. |
| 2 | Imām Saʿadaddīn Maḥamed | 1583 - 1585 | Son of Imām Maḥamed "Jāsa" Ibrahim |
| 3 | Imām Ṣabraddīn Ādan | 1585 - 1613 | Grandson of Imām Maḥamed "Jāsa" Ibrahim, nephew of Imām Saʿadaddīn Maḥamed. |
| 4 | Imām Ṣadiq Ṣabraddīn | 1613 - 1632 | Son of Imām Ṣabraddīn Ādan |
| 5 | Malāq Ādan Ṣadiq | 1632 - 1646 | Son of Imām Ṣadiq Ṣabraddīn |
| 6 | Imām Aḥmed Abrām | 1646 - 1647 | Grandson of Imām Ṣadiq Ṣabraddīn, Nephew of Malāq Ādan Ṣadiq. When he died the people of Harar did not accept ʿUmardīn Ādan as their ruler and broke away to form the Emirate of Harar. |
| 7 | Imām ʿUmardīn Ādan | 1647 - 1672 | Son of Malāq Ādan Ṣadiq, his Imamate was destroyed by the Mudaito Afars. |
