Sharmarke Ali Saleh
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Sharmarke Ali Saleh was a leading 19th century Somali ruler, captain, and merchant. He was given the nickname "African Rothschild" due to his immense wealth. He was one of the richest men living on th
19th-century view of Zeila
Negus Sahle Selassie with whom Sharmarke had great influence and convinced his son to arrest 300 Harari citizens
Letters sent by Muhammad ibn Al Marhum Al-Șūmāl to Emir Sharmarke Ibn Ali Saleh
Engraving of Henri Lambert, published in Le Tour du Monde in 1862