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| name = Abu ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad <br/> أمير عبد الرحمن بن محمد |
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| title = 13th [[Emirate of Harar|Emir]] of [[Harar]] |
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| reign = 1821 - 1825 |
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| predecessor = [[Ahmad II ibn Muhammad|Ahmad ibn Muhammad]] |
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| successor = [[ʽAbd al-Karim ibn Muhammad]] |
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| dynasty = [[Emirate of Harar|Dawud Dynasty]] |
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| birth_date = 1790s |
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| birth_place = [[Harar]] |
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| death_date = 1840s |
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| death_place = Harar |
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| religion = [[Sunni Islam]] |
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On the death of his brother, Emir [[Ahmad II ibn Muhammad]], |
On the death of his brother, Emir [[Ahmad II ibn Muhammad]], {{ayin}}Abd ar-Rahman and his other brother [[{{ayin}}Abd al-Karim ibn Muhammad|{{ayin}}Abd al-Karim]] quarreled over who would succeed, and {{ayin}}Abd ar-Rahman gained the throne first with the help of the [[Babille Oromo]] who dwelled to the east of Harar. However, while returning from an unsuccessful campaign to extract tribute from the [[Ala Oromo]] in 1825, he was betrayed to these people and imprisoned in [[Fedis]] which led to {{ayin}}Abd al-Karim seizing the throne.<ref>{{cite book |title=Abdalkarim b. Muhammad |publisher=Encyclopedia Aethiopica |url=https://en.sewasew.com/p/abdalkarim-b-muhammad}}</ref> Abd al-Rahman appealed for help from his Babille allies, who helped him resist his deposition. In the end, {{ayin}}Abd ar-Rahman was deposed and forty villages are listed as having been destroyed by the Oromo to the north, west and south of Harar, as well as in Babille country during this civil war.<ref name=Caulk-377>R. A. Caulk, "[https://www.jstor.org/stable/180638 Harar Town and Its Neighbours in the Nineteenth Century]", ''[[Journal of African History]]'', 18 (1977), p. 377</ref> |
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According to [[Richard F. Burton]], |
According to [[Richard F. Burton]], {{ayin}}Abd al-Karim had recruited 60 or 70 Arab matchlockmen, under one Haydar Assal the Auliki, to fight against the Oromo. The mercenaries ran out of ammunition, and losing twenty of their number retired to Harar. The Oromo captured Abd al-Karim and Abd Ar-Rahman, seized the throne and with the aid of the inhabitants started to murder the Arab mercenaries. The mercenaries, however, defended themselves and would have restored Abd al-Rahman as Emir, had Abd ar-Rahman not declined their offer; the Arab mercenaries then drew their pay and marched off to [[Zeila]].<ref>Richard Burton, ''First Footsteps in East Africa'', 1856; edited with an introduction and additional chapters by Gordon Waterfield (New York: Praeger, 1966), p. 189, note</ref> R.A. Caulk explains that this was a garbled version of the fraternal battle for the throne.<ref name=Caulk-377/> |
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One source states that he had one daughter, |
One source states that he had one daughter, Gisti Fatima, who married his eventual successor [[Abu Bakr II ibn {{ayin}}Abd al-Munan]].{{cn|date=June 2020}} |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[List of emirs of Harar]] |
*[[List of emirs of Harar]] |
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*[[Harar]] |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 10 August 2023
| Abu ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad أمير عبد الرحمن بن محمد | |
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| 13th Emir of Harar | |
| Reign | 1821 - 1825 |
| Predecessor | Ahmad ibn Muhammad |
| Successor | ʽAbd al-Karim ibn Muhammad |
| Born | 1790s Harar |
| Died | 1840s Harar |
| Dynasty | Dawud Dynasty |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
ʽAbd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad (died 16 June 1825) was the Emir of Harar (1821 - 1825).
On the death of his brother, Emir Ahmad II ibn Muhammad, ʽAbd ar-Rahman and his other brother ʽAbd al-Karim quarreled over who would succeed, and ʽAbd ar-Rahman gained the throne first with the help of the Babille Oromo who dwelled to the east of Harar. However, while returning from an unsuccessful campaign to extract tribute from the Ala Oromo in 1825, he was betrayed to these people and imprisoned in Fedis which led to ʽAbd al-Karim seizing the throne.[1] Abd al-Rahman appealed for help from his Babille allies, who helped him resist his deposition. In the end, ʽAbd ar-Rahman was deposed and forty villages are listed as having been destroyed by the Oromo to the north, west and south of Harar, as well as in Babille country during this civil war.[2]
According to Richard F. Burton, ʽAbd al-Karim had recruited 60 or 70 Arab matchlockmen, under one Haydar Assal the Auliki, to fight against the Oromo. The mercenaries ran out of ammunition, and losing twenty of their number retired to Harar. The Oromo captured Abd al-Karim and Abd Ar-Rahman, seized the throne and with the aid of the inhabitants started to murder the Arab mercenaries. The mercenaries, however, defended themselves and would have restored Abd al-Rahman as Emir, had Abd ar-Rahman not declined their offer; the Arab mercenaries then drew their pay and marched off to Zeila.[3] R.A. Caulk explains that this was a garbled version of the fraternal battle for the throne.[2]
One source states that he had one daughter, Gisti Fatima, who married his eventual successor Abu Bakr II ibn ʽAbd al-Munan.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ Abdalkarim b. Muhammad. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
- ^ a b R. A. Caulk, "Harar Town and Its Neighbours in the Nineteenth Century", Journal of African History, 18 (1977), p. 377
- ^ Richard Burton, First Footsteps in East Africa, 1856; edited with an introduction and additional chapters by Gordon Waterfield (New York: Praeger, 1966), p. 189, note
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