Sidi Mohammed Explained

Sidi Mohammed
Garad
Reign:early 1600s
Birth Place:Hadiya Sultanate
Occupation:state leader
Religion:Islam

Sidi Mohammed was the Garad (chief) of the Hadiya people in the beginning of the seventeenth century.[1] [2] He is considered a descendant of some of the Silt'e clan originators as well as the founder of Halaba ethnic group.[3] [4] [5]

Political career

Garad Sidi is known for defeating the soldiers of Abyssinian emperor Susenyos I at the Battle of Hadiya in the 1600s.[6] [7] [8]

See also

Aze, sixteenth century leader of Hadiya

Notes and References

  1. Book: Shinn . David . Historical Dictionary of Ethiopia . Scarecrow Press . 200 .
  2. Book: Amuma . Encyclopedia Aethiopica .
  3. Book: Meyer . Ronny . The Qabena and the Wolane: Two peoples of the Gurage region and their respective histories according to their own oral traditions . Annales d'Éthiopie . 178 .
  4. Book: Musa . Hussein . Silt'e as a Medium of Instruction . Addis Ababa University . 32 . 2 November 2023 . 17 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230417103126/http://213.55.95.56/bitstream/handle/123456789/16274/Hussein%20Mohammed.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y . dead .
  5. Book: Sidi . Encyclopedia Aethiopica .
  6. Book: Aregay . Merid . Southern Ethiopia and the Christian kingdom 1508 - 1708, with special reference to the Galla migrations and their consequences. . University of London . 438–439 .
  7. Book: Lindahl . Bernhard . Local History of Ethiopia . Nordic Africa Institute . 9 .
  8. Book: Hassen . Mohammed . Oromo of Ethiopia . University of London . 335 .