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Ajuran Sultanate

1250 CE 1700 CE
D G SC RG New EA  so_ajuran_sultanate
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[Adal Sulanate] [None]   Update here

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1750 CE 1911 CE Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)    [elite replacement]


  General Description   The Ajuran Sultanate originated in the mid-sixteenth century as a leading clan of confederated states which included the Muzzafar Dynasty of Mogadishu. The Ajuran Sultanate controlled the Shabelle valley in southern Somalia all the way to the Kenyan border. [1] The Sultanate’s capital was the Indian Ocean port city of Marka, which allowed for lucrative trade connections with other parts of Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, India and China. [2] The Ajuran leader was known as the imam or emir. Below the imam were a number of governors and viceroys that helped maintain the Sultanate. By the 18th century internal resistance to Ajuran rule by various clan alliances led to the Sultanate’s decline which ultimately allowed for other kingdoms to rise in its place. [1] Within the literature consulted, there has been no mention of population numbers for this polity.

[1]: (Mukhtar 2003, 35) Mukhtar, Mohamed H. 2003. Historical Dictionary of Somalia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/search/Mukhtar/titleCreatorYear/items/J8WZB6VI/item-list

[2]: (Njoku 2013, 40) Njoku, Raphael C. 2013. The History of Somalia. Santa Barbara: Greenwood Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/U9FHBPZF/library

General Variables
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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General Variables
Identity and Location Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Utm Zone 39 N Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Original Name Ajuran Sultanate Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Capital Marka Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Alternative Name Ajuuraan Sultanate Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Temporal Bounds Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Peak Years [1550 CE ➜ 1650 CE] Confident
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Duration [1250 CE ➜ 1700 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Suprapolity Relations none Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Succeeding Entity Gobroon Dynasty (Sultanate of Geledi) Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Preceding Entity
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Adal Sulanate [None]    Update here
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Succeeding Entity
1750 CE 1911 CE
Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)   [elite replacement]  Confident
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Degree of Centralization confederated state Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Language Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Language Arabic Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Religion Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Religion Family Shia Islam Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Hierarchical Complexity Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Professions Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Professional Soldier Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Professional Military Officer Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Law Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Judge Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
Court Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Market Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Irrigation System Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Food Storage Site Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Symbolic Building Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Road Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Port Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Trading Emporia Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Information / Writing System Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Written Record Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Script Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Religious Literature Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Information / Money Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Token Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Information / Postal System Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Information / Measurement System Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Weight Measurement System Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Other Measurement System Present Inferred 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Military use of Metals Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Projectiles Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Handheld weapons Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Animals used in warfare Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Armor Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Naval technology Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 1250 CE  1700 CE
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Human Sacrifice Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)
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Power Transitions
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