Sheikh Muhammad declared holy war at Burao with a force of 5,000

Evidence

In August, the news was that he was soliciting the Isaq Habar Tol Ja’lo and Habar Yunis clans for support. To forward this aim, Sheikh Muhammad succeeded in making peace between these two clans and his maternal kinsmen, the Dulbahante. And with this achieved, a great assembly was held at Burao amongst the Habar Yunis and Habar Tol Ja’lo. Here with a force estimated to number 5,000 at his command, Sheikh Muhammad formally declared a holy war against the Christian colonizers – particularly against the British and Ethiopians. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 210

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: The Sayyid declared holy war at Burao in August 1899 with 5,000 men.; Sayyid Muhammad died in December 1920 still evading British capture.; A proposed livestock tax sparked a riot that killed a District Commissioner in Burao — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 288

Related

• The Sayyid declared holy war at Burao in August 1899 with 5,000 men. (similarity 0.95)
• A proposed livestock tax sparked a riot that killed a District Commissioner in Burao (similarity 0.80)
• The Sayyid formally challenged the British to war or tribute in 1899 (similarity 0.80)
• A disputed rifle incident in 1899 triggered the Sayyid’s open defiance of the British. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• A proposed livestock tax sparked a riot that killed a District Commissioner in Burao #expands (0.40) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 288