Ughaz Roble I ( Somali: ''Ugaas Rooble Ugaas Farah''), Osmanya: 𐒚𐒌𐒔𐒖 𐒇𐒙𐒁𐒐𐒗,

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: أوغاس روبل), also known as ''Roblay, Robli, Robleh, and Robiley''. Known by many as the ''Rain Prince'' was the 14th

Ughaz Ughaz (sometimes spelled ''Ugass'', ''Ugas'' or ''Ougaz'') is a traditional Somalis, Somali title. It is primarily used by the Dir (clan), Dir and Darod clans. Etymology According to Italians, Italian linguist Giorgio Banti, the term ''"Ughaz" ...

of the Issa Ughazate. The Issa are northern

Somali clan Somali clans (; ) are patrilineal kinship groups based on agnatic descent of the Somali people. Tradition and folklore connects the origin of the Somali population by language and way of life, and societal organisations, by customs, and by a fee ...

, a sub-division of the Dir clan family.

Biography and reign

Ughaz Roble rose to prominence within the Issa (clan) during the latter half of the 19th century, eventually assuming the esteemed title of

Ugaas Ughaz (sometimes spelled ''Ugass'', ''Ugas'' or ''Ougaz'') is a traditional Somali title. It is primarily used by the Dir and Darod clans. Etymology According to Italian linguist Giorgio Banti, the term ''"Ughaz"'' is of Ethio-Semitic origin ...

, a position of leadership and authority. Ughaz Roble, a revered leader among his people, wielded significant influence and authority that stemmed from his exceptional power. The Italian explorer, Antonio Cecchi, noted that through his leadership, the Ughaz possessed the remarkable ability to amass a formidable army of up to 40,000 men in times of conflict or war. The future

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emperor,

Menelik II Menelik II ( ; horse name Aba Dagnew (Amharic: አባ ዳኘው ''abba daññäw''); 17 August 1844 – 12 December 1913), baptised as Sahle Maryam (ሣህለ ማርያም ''sahlä maryam'') was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor of Et ...

used to pay some sort of

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to the Ughaz so his caravans and guests arrive safely. In 1876, the Ughaz was received and welcomed in Zeila in a very splendid way; the

Pasha Pasha (; ; ) was a high rank in the Ottoman Empire, Ottoman political and military system, typically granted to governors, generals, dignitary, dignitaries, and others. ''Pasha'' was also one of the highest titles in the 20th-century Kingdom of ...

residents there celebrated him and went to receive him in Tocoscia. It is distinguished from the other leaders, because it is equipped with a garment, an umbrella and for the large amount of amulets, pockets and pouches. It was precisely by him that the tribute of fifty thalers and a piece of special cotton was imposed on the first expedition, which the Pasha paid instantly. UgaasAbode

Saylac was the seat of Ughaz Roble,

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where his main palace was situated. The Egyptian soldiers led an invasion of Harar and had entered

in 1875, leaving a garrison there, which would later be the seat of

Roble . Cecchi's description of Ughaz Roble is as following:Philipp Paulitschke, an Austrian explorer, travelled to and explored Egypt and Nubia in 1880 and between 1884 and 1885 with Dominik Kammel Edler von Hardegger (1844–1915) the Somali and Galla lands. Paulitschke mentioned that the Ugas wished to see him and his group immediately. It was there they saw a giant man with a deep black complexion, an unusually thin, dull face, sleepy eyes, prominent cheekbones, dressed in a snow-white coat, was standing there. Marro, brandishing a small stick in his right hand, in front of the tent: His highness the

''Roble Farah'' "The Rain Prince".

References

•https://opil.ouplaw.com/display/10.1093/law:oht/law-oht-164-CTS-405.regGroup.1/law-oht-164-CTS-405 •https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ugaas_Rooble_1885.jpg •https://saxafimedia.com/the-ethiopian-british-somaliland-boundary/ •https://www.somalispot.com/threads/great-historical-image-ugaas-rooble-in-harrar-1888.29974/ https://german.wikibrief.org/wiki/Ughaz__Farah https://www.scribd.com/document/127192002/The-Issa Somali-Script-by-I-M-lewis

External links

* *https://archive.org/details/sim_literary-gazette_1844-02-17_1413/page/118/mode/2up *https://archive.org/details/dierechtsverhalt00bast/page/n49/mode/2up *https://archive.org/details/livesachievement00mitc *https://archive.org/details/highlandsofthiop01harr *https://archive.org/details/fnfjahreinostaf00ceccgoog *https://archive.org/details/italianexplorers00bompiala {{Improve categories, date=August 2024 1820s births Year of death missing Djiboutian people

Biography and reign

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