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General of the Somali Adalite Division
Garad Matan bin Uthman
متن بن عثمان بن خالد الصومالي
Garad Matan carrying the red banner tied to his spear with The Imam
Native name
Matan Uthman
Birth name
Matan Bin Uthman ibn Khalid
Born
c.1490 ( Exact Date Unknown) Zeila, Adal Sultanate
Garad Matan bin Uthman Bin Khalid (Somali: Mataan Ibnu Cismaan ibnu Khaalid, Arabic: متن بن عثمان بن خالد الصومالي) born c. early 1490 – 28 October 1531, also known as Garad Matan Bin Uthman bin Khalid Al Somali, was a Somali military commander and Adalite general that served the Adal Sultanate. He led in key and decisive battles, famously leading the Somali divisions. He was also the brother-in-law of Imam Ahmed and his right-hand man. Garad Matan played a very prominent role in the campaigns against the Abyssinians, killing the son of the Lebna Dengel named Victor.[1] Garad Matan hailed from the Geri Koombe clan and was also the chieftain. Matan is regarded as the most bravest, courageous military generals in East Africa, well documented in the Futuh Al Habash.[2][3]
^"Northeast African Studies". African Studies Center, Michigan State University. 5: 34. 1998 – via google books.
^Richard, Pankhurst; ʻArabfaqīh, Shihāb (1974). The Conquest of Abyssinia: 16th Century. ISBN 9780972317252.
^Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century. Red Sea Press. p. 192. ISBN 9780932415196.
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