Aze (chief)

Aze
Garad
Governor of Hadiya
Reignlate 1500s
BornHadiya Sultanate
ReligionIslam
Occupationstate leader

Aze was the Garad (chief) of the Hadiya seven houses which consisted of Siltʼe, Wolane, Ulbarag, Azernet, Barbare, Wuriro, and Gadabano, speakers of Semitic Harari language.[1][2] He was de facto ruler of the Hadiya state.[3]

  1. ^ Braukamper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia. p. 65. ISBN 9783825856717.
  2. ^ Aze. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
  3. ^ Braukamper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia. Lit. p. 59. ISBN 9783825856717.