Geledi
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The Geledi are a Somali clan that live predominantly in the environs of Afgooye city. They are a sub-clan of the Digil and led the Geledi Sultanate during the late 17th to early 20th century. They are
Sultan Osman Ahmed (mounted) and his soldiers
View of the Bardera Citadel in the mid 1800s by Baron Karl Klaus von der Decken.
Charles Guillain's caravan expedition in 1848, meeting members of the Geledi clan, departing from Mogadishu.
An example of Somalis engaging in mock combat
Silcis
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The Silcis are a Somali subclan. They are part of the Gorgaarte subclan of the Hawiye clan, which is one of the major clans of the Somali people.
Geledi
…a descendant of Omar is stated to be the first to use the title Garad. The Geledi and their Wacdaan allies were under the rule of the Ajuran client Silcis. The grandfather of Ibrahim Adeer was Geledi (clan) general who inflicted a large defeat on invading Oromo at Lafagaale. Following the weakening of the…
Chieftains of the Isaaq clan cropped