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East, Central & Southern AfricaAfrica

Sultanate of Hobyo

Also known as Obbia

c. 1878 – 1927 CE · about 49 years approximate dates

The Sultanate of Hobyo was a 19th-century Somali sultanate in central and north-eastern Somalia, established between the 1870s and 1884 by Yusuf Ali Kenadid. It became an Italian protectorate in 1889. It was absorbed into Italian Somaliland in 1927.

Key facts

Datesc. 1878 – 1927 CE
RegionEast, Central & Southern Africa
ContinentAfrica
FounderYusuf Ali Kenadid
Religion(s)Islam

Before & after

Preceded by

Majeerteen Sultanate

Followed by

Italian colonial empire

Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.