Maqaddinkii xeebaha berri-soomaal
Subtitle: taariikh-nololeeddii : Xaaji Sharma'arke Cali Saalax, (1776-1861)
By: Axmed Ibraahin Cawaale
Edition: Daabacaaddii kowaad.
Publisher: Liibaan Publishers
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Copenhagen, Denmark
Language: som
Number of pages: 95
ISBN-13: 9788799520831
Subjects: Biography; Kings and rulers; History; Politics and government; Somali language; Texts
Description: This book is about the biography of Haji Shermarke Ali Saleh (1776-1861), a remarkable person with astounding career, who wielded wide political and economic influence in the northern coast of the present day Somaliland and the nearby regions during the first half of the nineteenth century. European travelers and administrators sometimes dubbed him as "the Political Boss of the Somali Coast" and "the Principal Native Authority". He was the ruler of Zeila during Richard Burton's perilous trip to Harar whereby he hosted him in Zeila.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 93-94) and index.

In Somali.