People / group
Eidagale
The Eidagale are a Somali clan, a subdivision of the Isaaq, living mainly around Hargeisa and in the west of Somaliland. The Isaaq Sultanate's ruling house, the Rer Guled, came from the Eidagale, and its first sultan, Guled Abdi, was chosen in the 18th century. The clan has remained politically prominent in Somaliland.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Eidagale. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/eidagale
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