Wargar Explained

The Wargar (Harari: ወርጋር) also spelled as Wergar were a clan inhabiting the Adal region,^[1] first mentioned in the fourteenth century chronicles of Emperor Amda Seyon I of Ethiopia as allies of Imam Salih.^[2]

In the sixteenth century, the overlord of Zeila Abogn Wargar, accompanied Adal leader Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during the Ethiopian-Adal War.^{[3] [4]}

Wargar is described as a Harla sub clan within the Harari people.^[5] According to Harari tradition, it was then that, to defend themselves, seven clans of the neighbouring villages united against a common adversary, including Wargar, to form a Harar city-state.^[6]

See also

• Warjih people, also known as Wargar

Notes and References

1. Book: Budge . E.A . History Of Ethiopia Nubia And Abyssinia . Routledge . 291 .
2. Book: Trimingham . J. . Islam in Ethiopia . Taylor & Francis . 72 .
3. Book: Chekroun . Amélie . Le Futūḥ al-Ḥabaša Écriture de l'histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa'ad ad-dīn . l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne . 154 .
4. Book: Muth . Franz-Christoph . Allahs Netze: ʽArabfaqīhs Futūḥ al-Ḥabaša als Quelle für Netzwerkanalysen . Annales d'Éthiopie . 120 .
5. Book: WONDIMU . ALEMAYEHU . A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE HARARI PEOPLE . JIMMA UNIVERSITY . I .
6. Book: Harar cultural page . Media and Communications Center . 501 .