Sultanate of Hobyo
A Majerteen pretender to the throne, Yusuf Ali Keenadid, who had been exiled to the Arabian Peninsula by Boqor Isman Mahamud after a failed coup d'etat, returned from Arabia and invaded Hobyo in 1878 with an army of mercenaries from the Hadhramaut. After conquering Hobyo from the local clans, Sultan Keenadid established himself as the ruler of the newly-created Sultanate of Hobyo.
The people in and around Hobyo grew mainly sorghum and beans as their staple foods, supplementing this with herds of camels, cattle, goats and sheep. Livestock, hides and skin, aromatic woods and raisins were the primary exports, while rice, other foodstuffs and clothes were imported. Merchants looking for exotic goods came to Hobyo to buy textiles, precious metals and pearls.
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