Warsangali Sultanate

The Warsangali Sultanate (Somali: Saldanadda Warsangeli, lit. 'Boqortooyada Warsangali', Arabic: سلطنة الورسنجلي‎‎), was a Somali imperial ruling house centered in northeastern and in some parts of southeastern Somalia. In 1884, the United Kingdom established the protectorate of British Somaliland through various treaties with the northern Somali sultanates (Dir, Isaaq and Harti including the Warsangali). The Warsangali clan constituted 20,000 of British Somaliland's total population of 640,000 (3.1%).

This article is about the early modern Somali Sultanate. For the clan, see Warsangali.
Warsangali Sultanate
Saldanadda Warsangeli
سلطنة الورسنجلي
Possibly late 12th-early 17th century–1887
Map of the Warsangali Sultanate circa, 1857
CapitalLas Khorey
Common languagesSomali
Religion
Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
Sultan 
History 
• Established
Possibly late 12th-early 17th century
• Disestablished
1887
Area
• Total
54,231 km2 (20,939 sq mi)
Succeeded by
British Somaliland
Today part ofSomalia
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