The purpose was to send Oromo and Harari officials a message that resistance to their “legal” brigandage would be crushed mercilessly. They were, however, abandoned between 1575 and 1577 because of a contemporary three-way Harari vs. Oromo, Harar vs. Abyssinian, and Harar vs. Harari conflict. When Emir Abdullahi (1885-1887) realized that King Menelik of Shewa was preparing to invade his land, he mobilized Harari, Oromo, and Somali. However, the brave resistance at the Battle of Chelenqo was a collective endeavor of the Harari, Oromo, and Somali warriors under Harari’s leadership. Email usMain Image: Harari women; Harar, Ethiopia; 21 August 2012; Rod WaddingtonThis is the authors’ viewpoint.

Source: Ethiopian News March 12, 2024 14:28 UTC