Sultanate of Hobyo

Sultanate of Hobyo 𐒈𐒚𐒐𐒆𐒖𐒒𐒖𐒊𐒖 𐒔𐒙𐒁𐒕𐒙 (Somali) Suldanadda Hobyo (Somali) سلطنة هوبيو (Arabic)
1878–1925
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Status	Somali Sultanate Protectorate of Italy (1888–1927)
Capital	Hobyo
Common languages	Somali · Arabic
Religion	Islam
Government	Monarchy
Sultan
• 1884–1912	Yusuf Ali Kenadid
• early 1912–1925	Ali Yusuf Kenadid
History
• Established	1878
• Disestablished	1925
Preceded by Succeeded by Majeerteen Sultanate Hiraab Imamate Italian Somaliland
Today part of	Somalia

The Sultanate of Hobyo (Somali: Saldanadda Hobyo, Arabic: سلطنة هوبيو), also known as the Sultanate of Obbia,^[1] was a 19th-century Somali Sultanate in present-day northeastern and central Somalia and eastern Ethiopia. It was established in 1878 by Yusuf Ali Kenadid.