Egyptian invasion of the Eastern Horn of Africa information
1874–1885 military conflict in the Horn of Africa
Egyptian invasion of the Eastern Horn of Africa
The Modern Egyptian Empire
Date
1874–1885
Location
Hararghe and western Somaliland
Result
Occupation of Hararghe and western Somaliland
Establishment of the Khedivate's Somali Coast
Egyptian forces retreat to Zeila and Mount Hakim[1]
Egyptian-controlled Harari Emirate disestablished in 1885
Territorial changes
Emirate of Harar occupied by Egypt, with northern regions (such as Afar) split off
Belligerents
Khedivate of Egypt
Emirate of Harar (1874–1875)
Sultanate of Aussa
Isaaq Sultanate
Jarso Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Werner Munzinger †
Rauf Pasha
Ismail Pasha Khedive
Raduan Pasha
John Hunters
Ali Rida Pasha Governor of Harar
Muhammad Nadi Pasha Governor of Harar
Nuba Pasha Governor of Zeila
Heath Pasha
Peyton Pasha Governor of Zeila
Emir Muhammed Abu Bakr Pasha (after 1885)[citation needed]
Ali ibn Abu Bakr Harari[2]
Emir Muhammad ibn Ali Abd Ash-Shakur
Raba Orfo Jilo Biko (Leader of the Afran Qallo tribes)
Sultan Adam Asshabiye (Sultan of the Jarso)[3]
Sultan Muhammed Hanfadhe (Sultan of Aussa)
Garad Jibril of the Gerri-Galla
Garad Abu Bakr Liben (Garad of Galla Northwest of Harar)
Sheikh Abdulle Sohaim Al Danakili (Afar-Somali dignitary)
Sheikh Osman Yaro (Sheikh of the Nole)
Sultan Ali Karo (Sultan of the Nole)
Emir Muhammed Abu Bakr (Emir of Zeila and Afar until 1884)
Dini Abu Bakr Sultan of Rahaito
Garad Waday Iru of Alemaya Ala Oromo
Casualties and losses
Unknown
Unknown
The Egyptian invasion of the Eastern Horn of Africa namely Hararghe and western Somaliland was part of a conflict between the Sultan of Aussa, Oromo, Somali tribesmen, and the Khedivate of Egypt from 1874 to 1885.[4] In 1874, the Egyptians invaded Eastern Ethiopia namely Hararghe and western section of Somaliland and ruled it for 11 years.[5][6]
^Caulk, Richard A. (1971). "The Occupation of Harar: January 1887". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 9 (2): 1–20. JSTOR 41967469.
^Dunn, John P. (2005). Khedive Ismail's Army. Psychology Press. p. 108. ISBN 9780714657042. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
^Ben-Dror, Avishai (23 August 2018). Emirate, Egyptian, Ethiopian: Colonial Experiences in Late Nineteenth-Century Harar. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 9780815654315.
^Kohn, George Childs (2013-10-31). Dictionary of Wars. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-135-95494-9.
^Ben-Dror, Avishai (2018-08-23). Emirate, Egyptian, Ethiopian: Colonial Experiences in Late Nineteenth-Century Harar. Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-5431-5.
^Dumper, Michael (2007). Cities of the Middle East and North Africa: A Historical Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-57607-919-5.
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