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Early Sultanate of Aussa

1734 CE 1895 CE
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  General Description   The Aussa Sultanate succeeded the Imamate of Aussa during the first half of the eighteenth century. The Aussa Sultanate was established by the Mudaito Dynasty of the Asaimara (Redhouse) branch of the Danakil clan. According to Abir, the Sultanate’s peak phase was during the eighteenth century with a decline in the first year of the nineteenth century. Tensions between local raiding groups also put a strain on the Sultanate sometime in the early-nineteenth century when the Adoimara (Whitehouse) Danakil forced the Mudaito Sultan to share revenues with their clan. [1]
The Sultanate of Aussa also fought off foreign invasions in the nineteenth century, particularly against the Egyptian invading army in 1875 when the Sultan of Aussa killed Werner Munzinger in battle. During the mid-nineteenth century, the Sultanate of Aussa was forced to make pacts with the Italian colonists as Italy expanded its territory in the Horn of Africa. These agreements with Italy and the Sultanate of Aussa brought mistrust as the Ethiopian government was suspicious of the sultanate especially during the First Italo-Ethiopian War.
In 1935/36 during the Second Italo-Ethiopian War, the Sultan of Ausa, Mahammad Yayyo agreed to cooperate with the Italian invaders. After World War II the Sultanate still controlled a moderate amount of influence in the Awash Valley of the Afar region. To this day there is a Sultan of Aussa. [2]

[1]: (Abir 2008, 554) Abir, M. 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. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/items/JHH9VH96/library

[2]: (Mekonnen 2013, 48) Mekonnen, Yohannes K. 2013. Ethiopia: The Land, Its People, History and Culture. New Africa Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/QQ9ZECMI/collection

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General Variables
Identity and Location Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Utm Zone 37 N Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Original Name Early Sultanate of Aussa Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Alternative Name Awsa Sultanate Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Alternative Name Afar Sultante Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Alternative Name Mudaito Dynasty Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Temporal Bounds Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Peak Years [1700 CE ➜ 1780 CE] Confident
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Duration [1734 CE ➜ 1895 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Succeeding Entity Italian East Africa Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity elite migration Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Preceding Entity
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Language Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Language Qafar Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Religion Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Hierarchical Complexity Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Professions Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Law Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Market Present Inferred 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Inferred 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Road Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Port Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Bridge Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Trading Emporia Present Inferred 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Information / Writing System Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Religious Literature Present Inferred 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Information / Money Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Foreign Coin Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Article Present Inferred 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Information / Postal System Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Information / Measurement System Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Weight Measurement System Present Inferred 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Inferred 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Inferred 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Area Measurement System Present Inferred 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Military use of Metals Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Projectiles Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Handheld weapons Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Animals used in warfare Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Armor Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Naval technology Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Commoners Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Religion Adopted by Elites Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 1734 CE  1895 CE
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Human Sacrifice Early Sultanate of Aussa (et_aussa_sultanate)
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