History
Inhabited continuously for the past 2500 years by the many and varied ethnic groups, some Afar or other Cushitic-speaking populations, and most Somalis. From 1 century, including numerous ports of Bandar-Hafun and Mosylon Gori were trading with Roman and Greek sailors.
The northwest was part of the Empire of Aksumite on the 3 rd century for 7, but between 700 AD and 1200 AD, Islam became firmly established, especially with the founding of Mogadishu in 900. The following period, AD to 1200 AD 1500, saw numerous Somali the emergence of city-states and kingdoms. In northwestern Somalia, the Sultanate of Adal (a multi-ethnic state consisting of Somalis and Afars Hararis) Ibrihim ibn Ahmad al-Ghazi, as their leader in 1520, successfully conquered three-quarters of Ethiopia before being defeated A set of Ethiopia - Portuguese force in the battle of Wayna Daga to February 21, 1543.
The Sultanate Ajuuraan flourished from 14 to 17 centuries. After the collapse of Adal and Ajuuraan in the 17 century, the region saw the emergence of new city-state as the sultanate’s eastern Sanaag, Bari, Geledi of Afgoye, gauze Gudde Lugh GANAN-of Mogadishu and the coast of Benadir, And Hoby.
