Badi Ade (also spelled Baadicade or Badi Ado) is a Somali

Hawiye The Hawiye (; ) are one of the principal and largest of the Somali clans, tracing their lineage back to Sheikh Ahmed Bin Abdulrahman Bin Uthman, also known as Sheikh Hawiye, the eponymous figure of the clan. They are considered the earliest do ...

clan. Sometimes called Beesha Baadicade, the clan is a sub-tribe of the Gungundhabe Hawiye branch of the

Somalis The Somali people (, Wadaad's writing, Wadaad: , Arabic: ) are a Cushitic peoples, Cushitic ethnic group and nation native to the Somali Peninsula. who share a common ancestry, culture and history. The Lowland East Cushitic languages, East ...

tribe Baadicadde members live in the Hiiraan, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Shabeellaha Hoose and Banaadir and also live in the Somali Region of Ethiopia.

History

The Badi Ade clan traces its ancestry to a common ancestor named Hawiye. According to their historical accounts, Hawiye had three sons from his second wife, Ghire: Gugundhabe Hawiye, Gorgarte Hawiye, and Jambeelle Hawiye. Ghire belonged to the

Harla The Harla, also known as Harala, Haralla were an ethnic group that once inhabited Ethiopia, Somalia, and Djibouti. They spoke the Harla language, which belonged to either the Cushitic or Semitic branches of the Afroasiatic family. History The ...

people, making the Badi Ade part of the maternal subgroup (Bah Ghirei) of the larger Hawiye clan.The Badi Ade clan descends from Gugundhabe, one of Hawiye's sons. Gugundhabe had three sons: Badi Ade, Jidle, and Jijeele. During the era of the Ajuran Sultanate, the Badi Ade clan inhabited the coastal region between Mareeg and

Hobyo Hobyo (; ) is an ancient port city in Galmudug state in the north-central Mudug region of Somalia. Hobyo was founded as a coastal outpost by the Ajuran Empire during the 13th century.Lee V. Cassanelli, ''The shaping of Somali society: reconstru ...

Galguduud Galguduud (, , or ''Ghelgudud'') is an administrative region ('' gobol'') of Galmudug state in central Somalia. Its administrative capital is Dusmareb. The largest town in the region is El Buur, which lies at the centre of the region. Galgudu ...

. As pastoralists, they eventually migrated towards the

Shebelle River The Shebelle River ( Oromo: Laga Shabeellee, , , ) also known historically as the Nile of Mogadishu, begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu. Near Mogadishu, it turns sharply southwest, where ...

. This migration led to conflicts with the

Ajuran Sultanate The Ajuran Sultanate (, ), natively referred to as Ajuuraan, and often simply Ajuran/Ajur, was a Muslims, Muslim empire in the Horn of Africa that thrived from the Late Middle Ages, late medieval and Early modern period, early modern period. F ...

, particularly as the Badi Ade came to the aid of their maternal uncle, the

Gaalje'el The Gaalje'el (), (), () or Habar Tigaalle is one of the largest Somali clans, whose origins traces back to Samaale. The Galje'el clan belong to the major Saransoor, Saransor clans who also are a sub clan of the wider Gardhere Samaale clans. T ...

. Following these struggles, the Badi Ade clan settled in the Hiran region, where they continue to maintain their cultural and historical heritage. Near the Shebelle River, the Badi Ade owned Bantu slaves, who worked as labourers on their farms. This facilitated the Badi Ade in becoming farm owners as well as maintaining their traditional pastoralist lifestyle. These Bantu slaves, known as Jareer, eventually formed a client tribe called Makanne, which continues to exist to this day.

Distribution

Badi Ade are predominantly pastoralists, although some agro-pastoralist families are emerging on the western side of

. Geographically, they are mainly known to concentrate on the western side of Hiraan and Middle Shabelle. Nevertheless, some business acumen individuals of the clan have established well in the Bakara market of Mogadishu. Baadicade are known to be a pure noble clan and are therefore widely married by other clans.

References

{{Reflist Hawiye clan