Habr Yunis Sultanate

Habr Yunis Sultanate
Saldanadda Habar Yoonis (Somali)
سلطنة هبر يونس (Arabic)
c. 1769–1907
Toyo, the first capital of the Habr Yunis
Toyo, the first capital of the Habr Yunis
CapitalToyo (first)
Burao (last)
Common languagesSomali · Arabic
Religion
Sunni Islam
GovernmentMonarchy
Suldaan 
• 1769–1797
Sugulleh Ainashe
• 1879–1907 (last)
Nur Ahmed Aman
History 
• Established
c. 1769
• Disestablished
1907
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Isaaq Sultanate
British Somaliland
Today part of

The Habr Yunis Sultanate (Somali: Saldanadda Habar Yoonis, Arabic: سلطنة هبر يونس) was a Somali kingdom that ruled parts of the Horn of Africa during the 18th century. It spanned the territories of the Habr Yunis clan which is part of the wider Isaaq in modern day Somaliland and Ethiopia. The sultanate was governed by the Rer Ainanshe branch of the Habr Yunis clan.[1][2][3][4][5]

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