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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

10 months

🧵- History of Somali spice merchants and their trade with Mediterranean world. 1. The first mention of the Horn of Africa by Greco-Romans was the Somali region which they referred to it as “Regio Cinnamonifera” They named the region after cinnamon which shows how

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@malandroggb

malandro

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Map showing genetic distance to a merchant/auxiliary/legionary dated to the early 2nd century AD, found in Viminacium. Previously thought to be Nubian, but now potentially a Somali Guardafuiaen merchant. Y-DNA: E-V32 (80% of Somali males carry) mtDNA: L2a1j (common in Somalis)

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

11 months

I always see this false narrative being spread on twitter about Somali culture. 🧵THREAD : On how most of Somali culture is actually native & how Somali merchants influenced other Horn of Africans cultures throughout history

@oromodoll

lena baddie🐈

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Ppl whose entire culture is imported from south Asia & Arab countries talking about cultural originality😭

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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When (Mongol 🇲🇳) spies were imprisoned on the Somali coast 🇸🇴 Famous 13th century Venetian explorer Marco Polo talks about Mogadishu which he referred to as (Madagascar). He says (Kingdom of Mogadishu) was governed by 4 sheikhs then he goes on to say it’s “one of the noblest

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Somali Beden boat an ancient boat with 2,000+ years of history & tradition. mentioned in Opone-Hafun in the Greek book Periplus 2,000 years ago. It’s locally made with two types fishing & sailing types. 2nd picture shows fishing version & third picture shows sailing version

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

10 months

Thread 🧵: Debunking Argobba being associated with Walashma & Early Horn of Africa Muslim history. I’ll prove 3 points. 1. Modern Argobba stole medieval 1400-1500s region/town name that Somali Muslim named. 2. Argobba are Amhara runaways 3. Argobba were converted recently

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Li Shi Chinese author from 12th century the oldest mention of Giraffes from Africa in Chinese literature is on the Somalia coast in 12th century. This is the 4th oldest & the most detailed descriptions of giraffes in Chinese literature. The first mention of giraffes in

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Throughout history Somali leopard skin was considered the best in the world 🌍 (al-Jāḥiẓ 9th century) - “The best leopard skins are from Berbera (Somalia coast) spotted with bright white and deep black, with long spots like a starling” Now he talks about quality of Somali

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@Mosylon_

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(Imru' al-Qais 6th century) - Imru' al-Qais is considered to be the best pre-Islamic Arabian poet. In 6th century he wrote two poems that mentions Somalis (Barbars) (1st poem) about Somali horses 🐎 - “On each short tail horse trained to night Trips for mail, strong Barbary

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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14th century Ibn battuta notes Somalis in Mogadishu produced their own textile & cloths which they had manufacturing industry for it and exported it globally. Somalis would also use their textile/cloth to make their own clothes as well.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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A traditional coffee drink in JigJiga & Dhagaxbuur known as Xaanshar. They roast the Coffee beans skin with spices such as Cinnamon, ginger, cardamom, cloves. Bartire are Agro-pastoralist clan who farm coffee in Jigjiga farms or the hills near Harar noted in 1840s by explorers

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Somali food/dishes throughout history similar to today rice, barley porridge, Sabaayad/Canjeero, Camel, goat, sheep meat & camel milk Food descriptions 13th century Chinese source & Ibn Battuta 14th century Somali resource descriptions by Portuguese & Italian 15th-16th century

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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@archeohistories The earliest documented consumption of coffee was in the 1400s In Zeila, Somalia. It was documented by a Yemeni explorer from Mokha who visited the king of Zeila He documented that the king of Zeila was drinking coffee in his royal courts & acquainted him on Coffee ☕️

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Sultan Mahmud ll coastal home in Bargaal built in the 1700s. The home has interior and exterior designs. The door was designed and installed in year (1815) it has inscriptions on the door which reads - “"La llaha illallaah Muhammad rassul Allah, Mashallah, on the date of Rabi

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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1st century Greek traveler notes exports/imports of northern Somali ports. Exports cinnamon, spices, frankincense, ivory. Imports rice & cotton cloths from India Somalis bought rice & cloths from India to make their own food/clothes. in this period many Horners didn't have this

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Pictures of Somali sailors sailing and their physique

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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1. Stop running around with secondary orientalist sources you find on google books. Let’s take look at (reality) 2. Harari’s aren’t even merchants you’re peasant farmer who relied on Somali merchants for goods - Harari quote “"He who commands at Berbera holds the beard of Harar

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Somalis have native aspects to our culture such food & clothes but as merchants & coastal people we also adopted from foreign cultures but not all of our culture is from Arabs/Asians. most Horners would source a lot of things from Somali merchants throughout history as well

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Early 1900s Hand written Somali Quran Written by @Osmankulle Grandfather Sheikh was from Wajir, NFD but studied in Somalia.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

11 months

Macwiis wrapped garment around the waist is also native. Somalis in history would be given description of wearing one without shirt or with shirt The foreign part of it today is Somalis wear the Indonesian style Macwiis and not the native Somali textile pattern one or plain white

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Al-Umari in 1300s states Somalis in Zeila imported a lot of Silk & linen fabrics which they mostly used to make clothes of their own. He states how Somalis dress. Sewn dress, thobe, shirt, trousers, regular turbans, colorful designed turbans for elites, picture below is example

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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🧵: Berbera based on 1811 British East India Company Survey of the east Africa coast. 1st picture : Berbera native town from the customs pier 1912 2nd picture : Berbera town 1921 3rd picture : Berbera Mosque 1896 Thread starts below :

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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(1872) description of Murcanyo. Murcanyo was the capital of the Bari sultanate. Governor of Murcanyo was Cismaan Samatar. “The town extends nearly half a mile along the beach” “contains upwards of two hundred houses, about a quarter of which are built of sun-dried bricks

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Non native foods - Xalwo from Arabs/Persian Pasta from Italians sweets from Arabs/Persian/Indian Somalis throughout history did not eat these foods

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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16th century Venice writer notes what Ethiopian monk tells him about Horner trade in which he states Somalis merchants from Zeila bring the spices & cloths/textile of gold & silk by Camel caravans bringing it into interior where Ethiopian emperor and his people buy from Somalis.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Fort of Mohamed Abdi Fatah 1878 Mohamed Abdi Fatah was Abban (host/protector) of foreigners visiting Las Qoray which Georges Révoil stayed at his house during his visit Response letter from Warsangali Sultan Mohamed Mohamoud Ali to Georges Révoil welcoming him to his territory

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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1500s the Portuguese noted that when Indian merchants come to east Africa to trade cloths/textile with only 4 horn of Africa ports Dahlak & Zeila, Berbera northern Somalia & Mogadishu southern Somalia. So Somalis in north & south both traded cloths/textile in medieval period.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Photo of Ahmed Tajir - Year (1891) Photo of Ahmed Tajir fort/house - (1891) Ahmed Tajir was wealthy merchant & the ruler of the costal city of Bosaso. Also the younger brother of Sultan Cismaan Mahmud.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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@HornerArchives 1. This isn’t an edited source this is from Marcian of Heraclea Greek geographer he considered Mosylon the capital of east Africa - here’s the link for source 2. Somali city states were never under Axum. Every Geography & Greco-Roman source differentiates

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Greek Papyrus. The Mediterranean world had a trading expeditions to Somalia to purchase spices. Coming from Marseille, Rome, Sparta, Carthage, and including a military general from Macedonia. Time period - (2nd Century BCE)

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Somalis also made mats throughout history. These mats were exported sometimes & Locally used in stone houses or by nomads on traditional Agals. Early Source mentioning Somali mats from 1130s/12th century These mats could've possibly been bigger depending on how they used them

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

10 months

Reality is modern Argobba are Amhara Muslims who stole medieval Somali regional name & their not “Walashma sultans that’s based on baseless German orientalist scholar from 1970s Volker Stitz who never proved his claims nor stated where he got this claim debunk by French historian

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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This Roman East African grave was most likely a Somali merchant. 1. Genetically his paternal & maternal Haplogroup is common amongst Somalis. Also his genetic sample is most closest to modern day Somalis. 2. He was connected with Nabataeans spices merchants through Indian

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Coastal town Qaw Mosque - Year (1927)

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Leo Africanus also details Somali merchants from port cities bring great merchandise into hinterlands like Indian cloths, spices, frankincense, gold. Another example of interior people relying on Somalis for cloths/textile & spices.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Portuguese in 1500s also mention Abyssinia being a landlocked kingdom so they have to go trade at Somali port cities Zeila & Berbera for goods because Somalis had the best ports. But most of the time Somali merchant caravans would bring the goods into the interior themselves

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Bosaso also known as (Bender Cassim) Year - 1889

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Archeological research from one site “Xiis” northern somalia town which in the ancient period wasn’t one of the main city states but was a small trading town. An abundance of artifacts was found there from around the world coming from France, Italy, turkey, Arabia, Persian gulf

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Young Issa boy giving his herds some water. Picture from 1885

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Strabo Greek Geographer and philosopher. Strabo talks about the cinnamon country in detail. He talks about Egyptian pharaohs and Greek Ptolemaic kings doing expeditions to hunt elephants and to trade in Somalia. Time period - (1st Century BCE)

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Sultan Cismaan Mahmud seasonal home in Bareeda - 1906

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Roman author Diodorus Siculus documents a Nabataean traveler getting captured by pirates of the spice bearing coast (Somalia coast). Time period - (1st Century BCE)

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Pliny the elder Roman author/Natural philosophy. He’s the first author to talk about Somali city states. Meaning somalis moved on from the (Cinnamonifera) Era now going into the city states era. he mentions the port cities of “Abalite” which is the Avalite port city (Zeila)

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Now after the Muslims settled by 16th century the Portuguese arrive. Which Alvarez Portuguese explore visit the horn. He mentions the region Awgoba as Dobba and it belongs to moors meaning Muslims. which the moors are Adel and Adalites are Somali. So he confirms it’s under us

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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1. Somali Muslims took the central Ethiopian regions under their rule in mid 1200s-1300s by 1400s Muslims settled and name the regions “Awgoba, Awfat, Dawaro” Archeologists have shown this & first mosques to be built in Argobba ethnic lands was in 1300s after Muslim conquest

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Qabridahare, Somali Galbeed Mosque Year - 1935

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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First we’ll look at what modern day Argobba claim. They claim the etymology is “Arab - Geba” Argobba claim their origins to be descendants of 40 Arabs who came to Askum during early Islam days 7th century and their ancestors converted people in horn to Islam.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Issa Ugaas Robleh Farah pictured with his nephew Shirdon - Year (1885)

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Somali Lion - year 1899

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Son of Gash

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Periplus of the Erythraean Sea written by unknown Greek author. It goes in depth about Somali city states. It mentions 8 Somali city states while going into depth about imports/exports. All though Somali city states had many exports I’ll be detailing the main exports Somali

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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though the region named by Muslims “Awgoba” was under Somali Muslim rule the majority of population is still pagan/Christians in 1530 Ahmed Ibrahim Al Ghazi sets to do what other Muslim rulers didn’t do. convert all pagan/Christians inhabitants of Awgoba/Dawaro mention in Futah

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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after Imam wars in 17th century John Ogilby Scottish cartographer using European references confirms “Orgabra” meaning Awgoba belongs to Adel/Zeila. Same century (17th) Peter Heylyn English historian confirms Adel was known as “Barbaria = land of Berbers. Berbers term for somali

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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1814 French voyage to Horn. They mention Awfat/Awgoba as region and not an ethnicity as well. “the province of Efat-Argouba to Harrar, the central city of the country of Adel, inhabited by Saumalis” though the region is not under Somali rule anymore it still carry it’s name.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius would regularly use cinnamon to help his sickness. His physician/Surgeon Galen would document in his book about how his cinnamon would be imported from Mossylon in Somalia and how it was the best grade of cinnamon. Time period - (2nd Century Ad)

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Pedanius Dioscorides famous Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist. Talks about cinnamon from the Somali city state Mosylon in details. describes it as the best cinnamon in the world in his Dioscorides Materia Medica. (1st Century AD)

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Marcian of Heraclea was Greco-Roman geographer from Heraclea Pontica. He details how the Somali city state of (Mosylon) was the capital of east Africa and how (Mosylon) was the center of mercantile/merchants of east Africa. Time period - (4th century AD)

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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French researchers realized Argobba stole the medieval Somali regional name. Volker Stitz German orientalist started the “Argobba are Walashma” argument in late 1960s - early 1970s based on nothing which he has never proven his claims. Next tweet I’ll get in details…

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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@_Keg___ @TiskTusk “Shangani” is recent name which is what the minority migrants referred to the district as then popularized by Italians. the original names of Mogadishu old quarters are not Known. it originally had 4 districts and only 2 (Xamarweyn (big Mogadishu) the larger district &

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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French researchers state.. 1. “no sources from before the beginning of the 20th century does not mention their existence as a population” 2. “In the 19th century, European travelers used the term "argobba" as a toponym and not as an ethnonym” More in next tweet…

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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2nd French voyage 1841 they mention Awfat/Awgoba as region not ethnicity & confirm Somali Imam Ahmed converted them to Islam “the inhabitants of Efat - Argouba, whom the conqueror Saumali (Mahamet Gragne) converted by force to Islamism”

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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So French researchers/historians confirm that modern day Argobba stole the medieval Muslim Somali regional term and created their ethnicity in 20th century. So you may ask where do modern day Argobba actually come from then. I’ll show you in my next tweet

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Murcanyo foreign trade description (1872) Nur Cismaan the uncle of the sultan administrated all trade in coastal towns taking the monopoly on trade from Arab/Indian merchants. the sultanate then acquired 40 large merchant ships each capable of carrying 100 tons or more. the

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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All though in those two areas Argobba is close to amharic but not Dialect but other Argobba speakers outside this area speak an Amharic dialect basically based on Siebert/Zelealem study in 2001 on Argobba. Check next tweet..

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Son of Gash

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“verb morphology, all Argobba varieties mark type B verbs with a vowel e after the root-initial consonant, as in beddäl 'discriminate which does not occur in Amharic” Linguist Leslau did the study in these two areas confirm relation to Amharic language but not dialect Next..

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Son of Gash

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French researchers/historians 3rd point. 3. “It was only from the beginning of the 20th century that the word "argobba" began to designate both a territory and a population” Next tweet for their 4th point..

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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Modern day Argobba are Amhara Muslims. 1. Argobba is dialect of Amhara except in areas like T'ollaha & Shonke in southern Wollo. In these two areas Argobba language became different in some ways but still closely related to Amharic language. I’ll get in details next tweet..

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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@injeracel @ThevitaliiZ21 @lenatiya they stole the culture & claim it 1. Alindi is Somali textile which we made 2. Dirac is made by Somalis Just because we imported fabrics/materials from Egypt, India, China to make our clothes doesn’t its foreign everybody imports in fabrics Sources 1st-16th century

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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14th century Ibn battuta notes Somalis in Mogadishu produced their own textile & cloths which they had manufacturing industry for it and exported it globally. Somalis would also use their textile/cloth to make their own clothes as well.

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3. The inhabitants of this country were powerful their good horseman, arrow shooters, Musketeers (Musketeers were army of gunmen) Example photos (pictures aren’t from Berbera) 1. 1800s Musket gun 2. Somali 1800s Bow 3. Somali horseman 1900s

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4. “seems that the construction of an explicitly Argobba identity by current populations is recent. In the current state of knowledge, it is not possible to identify a link between the Muslim populations of the medieval period in Awfat and the Argobba of 20th century” Next..

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@Mosylon_

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@HararNation Reality :

@Mosylon_

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1. Stop running around with secondary orientalist sources you find on google books. Let’s take look at (reality) 2. Harari’s aren’t even merchants you’re peasant farmer who relied on Somali merchants for goods - Harari quote “"He who commands at Berbera holds the beard of Harar

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2. Berbera has 6 towers which guards are constantly stationed at. Picture : Illustration of Berbera 1884

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1. Somalis in Berbera wouldn’t allow foreigners to enter the interior they could only stay in berbera. Picture : Ship’s approaching Berbera harbor 1896

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@Mosylon_

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Letter from Sultan Cismaan Mahmud (1922) To the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah 🇦🇪 addressing the murder of Somali merchant from the sultanate accidentally killed in the conflict with Umm Al Quwain. Sultan Cismaan : “Do you pay the man's blood money, or do we kill a man from Ras Al

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{December 1922} A letter from Sultan Osman Mahmud to the ruler of Ras Al Khaimah The letter addresses the murder of a Somali trader accidentally killed in the conflict with Um Al Quwain Sultan Osman: "Do you pay the man’s blood money, or do we kill a man from Ras Al Khaimah?"

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@JilchaH @lenatiya @ThevitaliiZ21 1. Somalis were importing in cotton/fabrics for 2,300 years into horn so no we didn’t get it during the same time period 2. Only people in horn known to weave/make their own textile & clothes in history is Somalis 3 Most ethnic groups bought clothes & textile from Somalis

@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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14th century Ibn battuta notes Somalis in Mogadishu produced their own textile & cloths which they had manufacturing industry for it and exported it globally. Somalis would also use their textile/cloth to make their own clothes as well.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

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@JilchaH @lenatiya @ThevitaliiZ21 you think just because someone imports fabrics & cotton their clothes is “foreign” this is wrong Somalis only imported in fabrics & cotton to make their own unique designs of clothes like Dirac and other garments Somalis didn’t import in clothes but fabrics, source 1st-16th cen

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

11 months

@JilchaH @lenatiya @ThevitaliiZ21 Shifting the goalpost as always. Now it’s “Swahili”. care to elaborate on how any of this is “Swahili” history ?

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

11 months

@jack71574535 Translation : it’s not the best but it’s understandable. I’m assuming it’s standard Arabic since it’s written for European so he can read it. Somalis usually only write in far wadaad when sending a letter to another Somali or when the target audience is Somali.

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

9 months

- read this thread debunking the Bantu “Swahili” narrative

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@Mosylon_

Son of Gash

11 months

@ScentForest2 Somalis would have their own clothes but what I’m talking about is certain fabrics like silk, linen fabrics which were imported from Egypt & Indian cotton cloths to make our clothes out these materials we didn’t import clothes in We also imported cotton to make our own textiles

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