Wargar

The Wargar (Harari: ወርጋር) also spelled as Wergar were a clan inhabiting the Adal region,[1] first mentioned in the fourteenth century chronicles of Emperor Amda Seyon I of Ethiopia as allies of Imam Salih.[2]

In the sixteenth century, the overlord of Zeila Abogn Wargar, accompanied Adal leader Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during the Ethiopian-Adal War.[3][4]

Wargar is described as a Harla sub clan within the Harari people.[5] According to Harari tradition, it was then that, to defend themselves, seven clans of the neighbouring villages united against a common adversary, including Wargar, to form a Harar city-state.[6]

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References

  1. ^ Budge, E.A. History Of Ethiopia Nubia And Abyssinia. Routledge. p. 291.
  2. ^ Trimingham, J. Islam in Ethiopia. Taylor & Francis. p. 72.
  3. ^ Chekroun, Amélie. Le Futūḥ al-Ḥabaša Écriture de l'histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa'ad ad-dīn (PDF). l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. p. 154.
  4. ^ Muth, Franz-Christoph. Allahs Netze: ʽArabfaqīhs Futūḥ al-Ḥabaša als Quelle für Netzwerkanalysen. Annales d'Éthiopie. p. 120.
  5. ^ WONDIMU, ALEMAYEHU. A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE HARARI PEOPLE (PDF). JIMMA UNIVERSITY. p. I.
  6. ^ Harar cultural page. Media and Communications Center. p. 501.