Ottoman Zeila
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Ottoman Zeila was a region centered around Zeila that was under intermittent Ottoman control between the 16th and 19th centuries , after the collapse of the Adal Sultanate.
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Ottoman Zeila Saylac Cosmaniya | |||||||||
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1559–1874 | |||||||||
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Status | Vassal of the Ottoman Empire (1559–1885) | ||||||||
Capital | Zeila | ||||||||
Common languages | Somali, Turkish, Afar | ||||||||
Religion | Islam | ||||||||
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• 1559–1561 | Özdemir Pasha (First) | ||||||||
• 1860–1862 | Abu Bakr Pasha (last)[1] | ||||||||
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• Established | 1559 | ||||||||
1874 | |||||||||
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After the rise of Sharmake Ali Saleh,The Ottomans slowly lost control of the cities of Zeila and Berbera,due to the popularity of sharmake’s rule.