Battle of Lafaruug (1749)

Battle of Lafaruug
Date1749
Location
Lafa-Ruug, present-day Somaliland
Result

Isaaq victory

  • Establishment of the Isaaq Sultanate
  • Isaaq expansion into southern Saaxil and parts of Maroodi Jeex
Belligerents
 Isaaq Sultanate Absame tribes
Ogaden tribes
Commanders and leaders
Abdi Eisa Adan
Liban Eissa Adan
Guled Abdi Eissa		 Ughaz Cabudhiye
Caraale
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Unknown Unknown

The Battle of Lafaruug took place in 1749 when Abdi Eisa, the father of the first Isaaq sultan, Sultan Guled Abdi, led the Isaaq forces to victory over the Absame and Ogaden tribes near the town of Lafa-Ruug. This battle established the dominance of the Isaaq Clan in the region and marked the beginning of the Isaaq Sultanate a year later.

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