Mahfuz

For other uses, see Mahfuz (name).
Mahfuz
Imam of Zeila
Emir of Harar
Garad
Leader of Adal
Reign1490[1]-1517
PredecessorMuhammad ibn Azhar ad-Din
SuccessorMuhammad ibn Azhar ad-Din
DiedJuly 1517
IssueBati del Wambara
Ahmadus bin Mahfuz
Names
Mohammed
ReligionIslam

Mahfuz (or Mohammed) (Harari: መሕፉዝ, Arabic: محفوظ, Portuguese: Mafudi, Somali: Maxfuud; died July 1517) was a Garad, Emir of Harar and Governor of Zeila in the Adal Sultanate.[2] Although he was originally only emir of a small region he would rise to become leader of Adal due to his popularity, wielding more power than the sultan of Adal.[3] He is often known as the "Captain of Zeila" in medieval texts.[4]

  1. ^ Hassen, Mohammed (2004). "Review of Futuh Al-Habaša: The Conquest of Abyssinia [16th Century]". International Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 1 (2): 177–193. ISSN 1543-4133.
  2. ^ Bruce, James, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1805 edition), vol. 3, p. 143
  3. ^ Braukamper, ul (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia. LitVerlag. p. 30. ISBN 9783825856717.
  4. ^ Alvares, Francisco (1961). The Prester John of the Indies: A True Relation of the Lands of the Prester John, Being the Narrative of the Portuguese Embassy to Ethiopia in 1520. Published for the Hakluyt Society at the University Press. p. 441.