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The Gaalje'el (Somali: Gaaljecel), (Italian: Galgial), (Arabic: الجعل) or Habar Tigaalle is one of the largest Somali clans, whose origins traces back to Samaale.[1] The Galje'el clan belong to the major Saransor clans who also are a sub clan of the wider Gardhere Samaale clans.[2]
The clan is well known for their dominating and ruling Hiran, Shabelle, and Jubada regions and was well known the fierce battles against the Italian colonialists who were unable to occupy their land.[3] This clan is also known for fighting against the Abyssinians who wanted to expand in the area of the Shabelle River, one of the biggest battles was the Battle of Dafet, at that time Abyssinians wanted to capture Dafet, entering from Shabelle River, but Gaalje'el fought back and defeated and pushed them back; 1500 Amhara horsemen were killed in that battle.[4] GAALJECEL consist of 7 sub clans who mainly inhabited 7 countries in East Afrika. Gaaljecel subclans are: 1. Barsame(Barsane) 2. Soranle (sooraanle) 3.Hassan 4.Hussein 5. Raydiinle 6.Beydiisle 7.jaarse
A.Barsane a
B.sooraanle These two subclans lives and inhabited in Somalia, Etopia and Kenya. C. Hassan lives in Somalia ethopia and Sudan but they stand alone as they are confronted other Gaaljecel clans leadership of the clan and they are called Reer Owxasan Kalweeyn. D. Hussein lives in ethopia and some of them live in Somalia and they are known Asharaaf but already left the clan because of ruling system among the clan. E.Raaydiinle lives in kenya and they already superated from the clan because of the religion. F. Jaarse lives in Ethopia and they united with Dir an Orama G.Beydiisle.
They live in Ethopia and they lived with Dafodia whose brother of Gaaljecel.
. This report comes from Italiann Colony writer., Book of Somali Culture.
- ^ Aden; Ford, Richard (1 January 1997). Mending rips in the sky: options for Somali communities in the 21st century. Red Sea Press. p. 127. ISBN 9781569020739.
- ^ Ahmed, mohamud (1995). The Invention of Somalia. The Red Sea Press. p. 121. ISBN 9780932415998.
- ^ Caroselli, Francesco Saverio (1931). "Ferro e fuoco in Somalia".
- ^ "Africa Italiana". 1975.
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