Darod clans formed the bulk of Gran’s Somali fighting force

Evidence

Somali contingents played a notable part in the Imam’s victories and Shihab ad-Din, the Muslim chronicler of the period writing between 1540 and 1560, mentions them frequently. Most prominent were the Darod clans of the Harti faction who were now in possession of the ancient port of Mait in the east, and expanding westwards and southwards from this centre. … Yet the bulk of Gran’s Somali forces were drawn from the Darod clansmen, one of whose leaders was his namesake and often confused with the Imam himself. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 99

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Gran’s wars triggered Turkish foothold and redirected Somali expansion southward.; Ahmad Gran’s campaigns triggered Turkish coastal occupation and the Galla invasion — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 104

Related

• Gran’s wars triggered Turkish foothold and redirected Somali expansion southward. (similarity 0.87)
• Ahmad Gran’s campaigns triggered Turkish coastal occupation and the Galla invasion (similarity 0.81)
• Imam Ahmad Gran’s sixteenth-century campaigns penetrated into the heart of Abyssinia (similarity 0.80)
• Somali clans rarely united; Gran’s leadership was exceptional. (similarity 0.78)

Broader Connections

• Ahmad Gran’s campaigns triggered Turkish coastal occupation and the Galla invasion #corroborates (0.35) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 104