Tunni Sultanate

Tunni Sultanate Saldanadda Tunni (Somali) سلطنة تُنّي (Arabic)
9th century–13th century
Capital	Barawa
Common languages	Somali Arabic
Religion	Islam
Government	Monarchy
History
• Established	9th century
• Disestablished	13th century
Succeeded by Ajuran Sultanate

The Tunni Sultanate (Somali: Saldanadda Tunni) was a Somali Muslim Sultanate located in southwestern Somalia, south of the Shabelle river. It was ruled by the Tunni people, who spoke the Af-Tunni (a dialect of Somali). The historical Tunni area corresponds to the modern-day Lower Shabelle region.^[1]