Isaaq migrations
 Extent of the Isaaq clan-family at the end of the 19th century | |
| Date | 12th-20th century |
|---|---|
| Location | Horn of Africa |
| Outcome | Isaaq settlement of most of modern day Somaliland, Haud and parts of kenya around Naivasha [1] |
The Isaaq clans began migrating from their ancestral homeland in the city of Maydh, eventually settling and dispersing across various regions of the Horn of Africa.[2] These migrations were part of the broader movements of the Somali people around the Horn, which contributed to the establishment of Somali settlements in their present-day territories.[3]
As the Isaaq grew in size and numbers during the 12th century, the clan-family migrated and spread from their core area in Mait (Maydh) and the wider Sanaag region in a southwestward expansion over a wide portion of present-day Somaliland by the 15th and 16th centuries.[4][5][6][7] By the 1300s the Isaaq clans united to defend their inhabited territories and resources during clan conflicts against migrating clans. [8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kenya: The Story of a Fourth-Generation Isahakia Community in Naivasha, Kenya, from Somaliland". Horn Diplomat. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ Lewis, I. M. Saints and Somalis: Popular Issues in East African History. Archive.org. p. 94. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
- ^ "The great Somali migrations". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Abdi, Mohameddeq Ali (2022-04-19). Why Somalia does not get the right direction. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 25. ISBN 978-3-7543-5218-2.
- ^ Ahmed, Ali J., ed. (1995). The invention of Somalia (1. print ed.). Lawrenceville, NJ: Red Sea Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-932415-99-8.
- ^ "The great Somali migrations". www.britannica.com. Archived from the original on 25 February 2024. Retrieved 2024-02-29.
- ^ Lewis, I. M. (1998). Saints and Somalis: Popular Islam in a Clan-based Society. The Red Sea Press. p. 94. ISBN 978-1-56902-103-3.
- ^ . p. 184-185 https://books.google.com/books?id=uwTHEAAAQBAJ. Retrieved 2025-01-11.
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