Osman Mohamoud (king)
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Osman Mahamuud II, also known as Uthman III ibn Mahmud, was a Somali king. He led the Majeerteen Sultanate as its most famous and influential leader, during the late 19th century, and early 20th centu
Photograph of Osman Mohamoud
Royal crest of Osman Mahamud II
Boqor Osman's standing alongside his son in 1911
Majeerteen soldiers loyal to Boqor Osman have a meeting, in preparation of war
Sultanate of Hobyo
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The Sultanate of Hobyo, also known as the Sultanate of Obbia, was a 19th-century Somali Sultanate in present-day northeastern and central Somalia and eastern Ethiopia. It was established in either the
Osman Mohamoud (king)
…lieutenants. With their assistance he managed to break away from Majeerteenia, then overpower the local Habar Gidir in Mudug, and establish the separate Sultanate of Hobyo in 1878. Due to consistent ship crashes along the northeastern Cape Guardafui headland, Boqor Osman's kingdom entered into an informal agreement with…
Majeerteen sultanate flag
Portrait of Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid
Yassin Ali, heir and son of Sultan Ali Yusuf Kenadid
Cavalry of the Hobyo Sultanate