Hegano (Harari: ሔገኖ) sometimes called Haygan or Hayjan was an administrative title in the Horn of Africa.[1]
Etymology edit
According to historian Abdurahman Garad, Hegano is an extract from the root Harari word Hegan “lieutenant” or Hegana ”proxy”. Its also utilized in a similar manner by the languages of Silt'e and Wolane people.[2]
History edit
Hegano first appears in the fifteenth century emperor Zara Yaqob chronicles which states the rulers of the Abyssinian provinces of Gabar-ge and Wej were designated by this term.[3] It was also applied by the chiefs of Ganz province in this period.[4]
In the sixteenth century a Malassay soldier of Adal Sultanate who participated in the Ethiopian-Adal war was styled Alus bin al-Haygan.[5] Towards the end of this age the ruler of Aussa a subordinate of Harar based Adal Sultanate was known as Hegano Hashim.[6]
References edit
- ^ Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia (PDF). University of London. p. 205.
- ^ Hegano. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
- ^ Cerulli, Enrico. Islam yesterday and today. p. 275.
- ^ Braukamper, Ulrich. Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia. LitVerlag. pp. 47–48.
- ^ Chekroun, Amélie. Le" Futuh al-Habasa" : écriture de l'histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa'ad ad-din. Université Panthéon-Sorbonne. p. 422.
- ^ Mercier, Héloïse. Writing and rewriting history from Harar to Awsa : a reappraisal of the Taʾrīkh al-mulūk. Annales d'Éthiopie. p. 47.