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Emirate of Harar

1650 CE 1875 CE
D G SC RG New EA  et_harar_emirate
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[Imamate of Aussa] [None]   Update here

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  General Description   The Emirate of Harar was the successor of the Imamate of Aussa. The Emirate was founded in the middle of the seventh century by Ali B. Dawud. The capital of the Emirate was Harar, which is one of the holiest cities in the Islamic world. During the time of the Emirate, Harar was an important Islamic centre for Quranic studies and learning with large numbers of mosques, schools and saint shrines in the city. The Emirate of Harar was also a pivotal trade centre of Ethiopia, linking the Red Sea and the interior of Ethiopia. [1] The Emirate of Ethiopia was occupied by the Khedivate of Egypt in 1875, officially ending the Emirate’s rule. [2]

[1]: (Abir 2008, 552) Abir, Mordecai. 2008. ‘Ethiopia and the Horn of Africa’ In The Cambridge History of Africa c. 1600 – c. 1790. Edited by Richard Gray. Vol 4. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Pp 537-577. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/search/Abir/titleCreatorYear/items/JHH9VH96/item-list

[2]: (Shinn and Ofcansky 2013, 207) Shinn, David and Thomas Ofcansky. 2013. Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/TWITJWK4/items/29MS79PA/collection

General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
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 Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Utm Zone 37 N Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Original Name Emirate of Harar Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Capital Harar Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Alternative Name Sultanate of Harar Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Temporal Bounds Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Peak Years [1680 CE ➜ 1790 CE] Confident
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Duration [1650 CE ➜ 1875 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Succeeding Entity Khedivate of Egypt Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Preceding Entity
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Imamate of Aussa [None]    Update here
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Language Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Language Oromo Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Language Harari Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Religion Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Religion Family Sunni Islam Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Population of the Largest Settlement [10,000 to 15,000] people Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Settlement Hierarchy 4 Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Administrative Level 6 Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Professions Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Full Time Bureaucrat Present Inferred 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Law Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
Court Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Market Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Road Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Port Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Trading Emporia Present Inferred 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Information / Writing System Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Written Record Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Script Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Religious Literature Present Inferred 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Information / Money Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Foreign Coin Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Article Present Inferred 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Information / Postal System Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Courier Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Information / Measurement System Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Weight Measurement System Present Inferred 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Inferred 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Inferred 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Area Measurement System Present Inferred 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Military use of Metals Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Projectiles Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Handheld weapons Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Animals used in warfare Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Armor Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Naval technology Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 1650 CE  1875 CE
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Human Sacrifice Emirate of Harar (et_harar_emirate)
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