Sultanate of Hobyo
The Sultanate of Hobyo (Somali: Saldanadda Hobyo, Arabic: سلطنة هوبيو), 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 1878 by Yusuf Ali Kenadid.
Sultanate of Hobyo | |||||||
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| 1878–1927 | |||||||
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The Sultanate of Hobyo in the late 19th century | |||||||
| Status | Somali Sultanate Protectorate of Italy (1888–1927) | ||||||
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| Common languages | Somali · | ||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| Sultan | |||||||
• 1884–1912 | Yusuf Ali Kenadid | ||||||
• early 1912–1925 | Ali Yusuf Kenadid | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1878 | ||||||
• Disestablished | 1927 | ||||||
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| Today part of | Somalia | ||||||
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