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Sultanate of Geledi

1750 CE 1911 CE
D G SC RG New EA  so_geledi_sultanate
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1250 CE 1700 CE Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)    [elite replacement]

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  General Description   The Geledi Sultanate was part of the Gobroon Dynasty that was either established in the seventeenth or the first half of the eighteenth centuries. The capital of the Geledi Sultanate was the town of Afgoy, located on the lower Shebelle River, twenty km from Mogadishu. [1] According to Njoku, the apex of the Sultanate was from 1789 to 1848 under the rule of Sultan Yusuf Mahamud Ibrahim. The Geledi Sultanate had a robust army which helped to quell regional dissent from various groups. In 1843, the Sultanate defeated the fundamentalist Baardheere Jamaaca jihadists who wanted to bring ultra-religious ideals into the region. The Geledi Sultanate also controlled valuable trade networks particularly at the port of Mogadishu. By the end of the nineteenth century, the Sultanate’s influence waned due to regional fighting and interference from European colonists. [2]
In 1911, the territory of the Sultanate was annexed by Italy in their creation of Italian Somaliland. [1]

[1]: (Luling 1971, 202) Luling, Virginia. 1971. The Social Structure of Southern Somali Tribes. (Thesis). University of London (University College London). Seshat URL:https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/TWITJWK4/items/5BTAQ3DM/collection

[2]: (Njoku 2013, 41) 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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Political and Cultural Relations
Language
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Social Complexity Variables
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Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
Law
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 Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Utm Zone 39 N Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Original Name Sultanate of Geledi Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Capital Afgoy Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Alternative Name Gobroon Dynasty Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Alternative Name Afgoy Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Alternative Name Agoi Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Temporal Bounds Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Peak Years [1789 CE ➜ 1848 CE] Confident
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Duration [1750 CE ➜ 1911 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Succeeding Entity Italian Somaliland Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity elite migration Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Preceding Entity
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Ajuran Sultanate (so_ajuran_sultanate)   [elite replacement]  Confident
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Language Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Language Arabic Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Language Maay Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Religion Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Religion Family Sunni Islam Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Population of the Largest Settlement [6,000 to 6,500] people Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Settlement Hierarchy 4 Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Professions Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Professional Soldier Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Law Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Professional Lawyer Absent Inferred 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Judge Absent Inferred 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Court Absent Inferred 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Market Present Inferred 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Road Present Inferred 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Port Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Trading Emporia Present Inferred 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Information / Writing System Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Written Record Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Script Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Phonetic Alphabetic Writing Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Religious Literature Present Inferred 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Information / Money Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Information / Postal System Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Information / Measurement System Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Weight Measurement System Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Other Measurement System Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Area Measurement System Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Military use of Metals Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Projectiles Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Handheld weapons Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Animals used in warfare Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Armor Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Naval technology Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 1750 CE  1911 CE
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Human Sacrifice Sultanate of Geledi (so_geledi_sultanate)
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