Ahmad II ibn Muhammad

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Ahmad II ibn Muhammad
أمير أبو الرحمن بن محمد
12th Emir of Harar
Reign1794 - 1821
PredecessorʽAbd al-Shakur ibn Yusuf
Successor`Abd al-Karim ibn Muhammad
Born1770s
Harar
Died1821
Harar
DynastyDawud Dynasty
ReligionSunni Islam

Ahmad II ibn Muhammad was Emir of Harar, in eastern Ethiopia (1794–1821), and grandnephew of Emir Ahmad I ibn Abi Bakr. He made several successful military expeditions against the Oromo around the city of Harar, which probably helped to keep the trade routes open west to Shewa and east to Zeila.[1] On his death in 1821, his brothers `Abd ar-Rahman ibn Muhammad and `Abd al-Karim ibn Muhammad fought over the succession.[2]

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  1. ^ R. A. Caulk, "Harar Town and Its Neighbours in the Nineteenth Century", Journal of African History, 18 (1977), pp. 371f
  2. ^ Caulk, "Harar town", p. 376