Majeerteen Sultanate Suldanadda Majeerteen 𐒈𐒚𐒐𐒆𐒖𐒒𐒖𐒆𐒆𐒖 𐒑𐒖𐒃𐒜𐒇𐒂𐒜𐒒 سلطنة مجرتين Migiurtinia | |||||||||||||
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| 15-16th century–1927 | |||||||||||||
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 Map of the Majeerteen Sultanate at its height. | |||||||||||||
| Status | Somali Sultanate Sovereign until 7 April 1889 Protectorate of Italy ( 7 April 1889– 26 October 1926) | ||||||||||||
| Capital | Alula | ||||||||||||
| Common languages | Somali | ||||||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
| King | |||||||||||||
• 1809 - 1818 | Boqor Yusuf Ali | ||||||||||||
• 1818 - 1835 | Boqor Mahmud Yusuf | ||||||||||||
• 1835 - 1837 | Boqor Osman Mahmud | ||||||||||||
• 1837 - 1866 | Boqor Mahmud Osman | ||||||||||||
• 1866 - 1927 | Boqor Osman Mahamuud | ||||||||||||
| History | |||||||||||||
• Established | 15-16th century | ||||||||||||
• Campaign of the Sultanates | October–November 1927 | ||||||||||||
| Area | |||||||||||||
• Total | 124,320 km2 (48,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| Today part of | Somalia | ||||||||||||
The Majeerteen Sultanate (Somali: Suldanadda Majeerteen, lit. 'Boqortooyada Majerteen', Arabic: سلطنة مجرتين), or Majerteen Kingdom also known as Majeerteenia and Migiurtinia, was a Somali kingdom centered in the Horn of Africa. Ruled by Boqor Osman Mahamuud during its golden age, the sultanate controlled the areas which are now called Puntland. The earliest mention of the kingdom is the 16th century. The polity had all of the organs of an integrated modern state and maintained a robust trading network. It also entered into treaties with foreign powers and exerted strong centralized authority on the domestic front.