The Dervish holy war strengthened alien rule rather than ending it

Evidence

By contrast, as has been seen, the extension of British rule to cover a large area of the hinterland of the Somaliland Protectorate was the result rather than the cause of the Dervish war. The Sayyid’s campaigns had also engendered a tradition of Anglo-Ethiopian collaboration against Somali and had drawn the slender arm of Ethiopian rule farther into the Ogaden, thus considerably strengthening Ethiopia’s position in relation to Somali. No doubt this would have happened eventually without British support and prompting, but its occurrence at this time, and in these circumstances, was one of the paradoxical consequences of the Dervish fight for freedom. Hence, although Sayyid Muhammad’s image was at the time of his death, and still remains, that of a national hero and patriot, his holy war – despite all the courage and tenacity of his supporters – not only failed in its purpose of driving the ‘infidels’ into the sea, but actually led to a further extension and entrenchment of alien rule. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 259 (#corroborates, via linked claim)

Sayyid Muhammad ‘Abdille Hassan’s war, while it had sometimes delayed and impeded the gradual extension of Italian rule, had not caused the Italians to alter their colonial plans or deflected them from the purpose of creating an economically profitable possession whose agricultural potential might be exploited by settlers from the mother country. Not that economic considerations were the only factors; Italian prestige was already at stake and became an increasingly significant motive as time passed. Nor had the activities of the Dervishes prevented the Italians from appreciating the benefits of a policy of winning Somali goodwill as a means, not only of safeguarding their position in Somalia, but also of expanding their influence into the Ethiopian sphere. — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 258 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim
• XREF: connects to: The Dervish holy war backfired by entrenching alien rule deeper — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 259; The Dervish war did not deflect Italian colonial plans or aims — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 258; Britain’s Somaliland empire grew as an unintended consequence of the Dervish war (+1 more)

Related

• The Dervish holy war backfired by entrenching alien rule deeper (similarity 0.97)
• The Dervish war did not deflect Italian colonial plans or aims (similarity 0.91)
• Britain’s Somaliland empire grew as an unintended consequence of the Dervish war (similarity 0.91)
• The Dervish war failed to alter Italian colonial ambitions in Somalia (similarity 0.91)
• The Dervish war left British Somaliland undeveloped and bitterly mistrustful (similarity 0.89)
• Warsangeli defection to the Dervishes signaled renewed warfare (similarity 0.83)

Broader Connections

• The Dervish holy war backfired by entrenching alien rule deeper #corroborates (0.95) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 259
• The Dervish war did not deflect Italian colonial plans or aims #expands (0.75) — I.M. Lewis, I. M. Lewis, A Modern History of the Somali_ Nation…, 258
• The Dervish war failed to alter Italian colonial ambitions in Somalia #corroborates (0.75)
• Britain’s Somaliland empire grew as an unintended consequence of the Dervish war #expands (0.70)