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<blockquote>"On the hills and uplands the prevailing forms are gum-yielding [[acacia]]s, [[mimosa]]s, [[euphorbia]]s, and the aromatic growths from which are obtained by the [[frankincense]] and myrrh of commerce, and for which the region, like the opposite coast of Arabia, has always been famous. Some authorities have even derived the word myrrh itself from the Marehan (properly Murreyhan) tribe, in whose territory it is obtained in the greatest perfection."<ref>Encyclopedia: The Earth and Its Inhabitants: The Universal Geography</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>"On the hills and uplands the prevailing forms are gum-yielding [[acacia]]s, [[mimosa]]s, [[euphorbia]]s, and the aromatic growths from which are obtained by the [[frankincense]] and myrrh of commerce, and for which the region, like the opposite coast of Arabia, has always been famous. Some authorities have even derived the word myrrh itself from the Marehan (properly Murreyhan) tribe, in whose territory it is obtained in the greatest perfection."<ref>Encyclopedia: The Earth and Its Inhabitants: The Universal Geography</ref></blockquote>

== Clan tree ==
There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the [[World Bank]]'s ''Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics'' from 2005 and the [[United Kingdom]]'s [[Home Office]] publication, ''Somalia Assessment 2001''.<ref name="worldbank55">Worldbank, ''[https://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics]'', January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55 Figure A-1</ref><ref name="ind01b_somalia_ca">[https://www.asylumlaw.org/docs/somalia/ind01b_somalia_ca.pdf Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure], p. 43</ref>

*[[Darod]] (Daarood)
**'''Marehan'''
***Red Dini
***Rer Hassan
***Eli Dheere
**Kabalah
***Absame
****[[Ogaden (clan)|Ogaden]]
*****Makabul
*****Mohamed Zubeir
*****Aulihan
****Jidwaq
***[[Harti (Darod)|Harti]]
****[[Dhulbahante]] (Dolbahante)
****[[Warsangali]] (Warsengeli)
****[[Majeerteen]] (Mijerteen)
*****Omar Mahmud
*****Issa Mahmud
*****[[Osman Mahmoud]] (Osman Mahmud)

In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:<ref>Worldbank, ''[https://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics]'', January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56 Figure A-2</ref>

*Darood
**Kablalah
***Koobe
***Kumade
**Isse
**[[Sade (clan)|Sade]]
***'''Mareehan'''
***Facaye
**Ortoble
**[[Leelkase]] (Lelkase)

In [[Puntland]] the World Bank shows the following:<ref>Worldbank, ''[https://siteresources.worldbank.org/INTSOMALIA/Resources/conflictinsomalia.pdf Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics]'', January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.57 Figure A-3</ref>

*Darod
***Harti
***[[Ogaden (clan)|Ogaden]]
**'''Marehan'''
**Awrtable
**Lelkase


== Political organizations==
== Political organizations==

Revision as of 15:32, 18 January 2010

Marehan (Mareexaan)
مريحان
Regions with significant populations
Languages
Somali and Arabic
Religion
Islam (Sunni)
Related ethnic groups
Mehri, Facaayo Sade, Sade (clan) and other Darod groups.

The Marehan (Template:Lang-so, Template:Lang-ar, Marehan bin Ahmed bin Abdirahman bin Is'mail bin Ibrahim al Jaberti) are a Somali clan. They are one of the major Darod sub-clans, forming a part of the Sade confederation of clans. The majority of the Marehan live in the Jubbada Hoose, Gedo and Jubbada Dhexe regions (gobolka) in southwestern Somalia, the Galguduud and Mudug regions in central Somalia, the Ogaden, and the North Eastern Province.

Marehan Sultanate

Between the 17th and 18th centuries, the Marehan Sultanate was an important sultanate, which extended from Bardhere in the Gedo region to beyond Abudwaq in the Galgudud region,[3] or much of northern Somalia. Its Marehan constituents are recorded as having played a major role in Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi's campaigns against Ethiopia during the 16th century. The commander of the Somali forces and the closest deputy of the Imam was a Marehan commander, Garad Ahmed bin Hirabu. The Marehan helped push westward into the plains of Jijiga and farther, helping destabilize the highland Christian empire. Evident in these battles were the Somali archers, namely the Marehan and the Gerri archers, through whom al-Ghazi was able to defeat the numerically superior Ethiopian Army that consisted of 16,000 cavalry and more than 200,000 infantry.[4]

Nearing the 19th century, the Marehan sultanate declined and withdrew from the Nugaal area and became confined to the Gedo and Galgadud regions.[5] The Marehan were also the allies of the Somali hero Sayyid Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, and fought against the British. In a boast of Hassan, he declares his power and reach is such that he can climb even the highest trees that exist; the trees of the Marehan. This is meant to signify that Hassan is so powerful that he even has the support of the powerful Marehan and only they, out of the rest of the Somalis, can aptly describe the reach of his power. As early as 1850, the Marehan were recorded moving into Jubaland. It was recorded that:

"To the east the Somalis were once more on the move. By 1850, one of the Darod Somali groups, the Marehan crossed the Juba in force. In 1865 they went on to break the Tana Galla [sic] and by 1880 had turned on the Boran. Pagan peoples in this region were now being dominated by Muslims, and peasants by nomads from the north."[6]

Myrrh

According to some authorities, the term 'Myrrh' might have been derived from the Somali clan Marehan (Murryhan - Mareexaan):

"On the hills and uplands the prevailing forms are gum-yielding acacias, mimosas, euphorbias, and the aromatic growths from which are obtained by the frankincense and myrrh of commerce, and for which the region, like the opposite coast of Arabia, has always been famous. Some authorities have even derived the word myrrh itself from the Marehan (properly Murreyhan) tribe, in whose territory it is obtained in the greatest perfection."[7]

Clan tree

There is no clear agreement on the clan and sub-clan structures and many lineages are omitted. The following listing is taken from the World Bank's Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics from 2005 and the United Kingdom's Home Office publication, Somalia Assessment 2001.[8][9]

In the south central part of Somalia the World Bank shows the following clan tree:[10]

  • Darood
    • Kablalah
      • Koobe
      • Kumade
    • Isse
    • Sade
      • Mareehan
      • Facaye
    • Ortoble
    • Leelkase (Lelkase)

In Puntland the World Bank shows the following:[11]

  • Darod
    • Marehan
    • Awrtable
    • Lelkase

Political organizations

Prominent figures

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Cerulli, Enrico. Texts of the consuetudinary law of the Marrehan Somali, pp 14-16[verification needed]
  2. ^ Cerulli, Enrico. Texts of the consuetudinary law of the Marrehan Somali, pp 26-27[verification needed]
  3. ^ Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics, Part 12 by James Hastings, ISBN 0766136876
  4. ^ Richard Pankhurst, An Introduction to the Economic History of Ethiopia, from Early Times to 1800
  5. ^ map
  6. ^ The New Encyclopedia Britannica Issue 1974
  7. ^ Encyclopedia: The Earth and Its Inhabitants: The Universal Geography
  8. ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.55 Figure A-1
  9. ^ Country Information and Policy Unit, Home Office, Great Britain, Somalia Assessment 2001, Annex B: Somali Clan Structure, p. 43
  10. ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.56 Figure A-2
  11. ^ Worldbank, Conflict in Somalia: Drivers and Dynamics, January 2005, Appendix 2, Lineage Charts, p.57 Figure A-3
  • Encyclopedia of Religion and Ethics Part 12. p. 490. ISBN 0766136876.
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