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**QualityReachOut** · 06-05-2010, 03:08 PM

AFAIK Most of the Ethiopian Commodities in medieval times (at least after the restoration of the Solomonic Dynasty but probably before that too) had three main arteries leading to the coast. One was from Sudan or west Gonder through Gonder/begemeder Proper (North of Lake Tana) and then through Lasta and finally heading to Massawa, the other was from the North but closer to central Ethiopia (f.e. South and west of Lasta) through Shewa and finally heading to Zeila, and the last one was from the southern Tributaries/periphery of the empire (like Hadya and Damot) through Shewa and finally again heading to Zeila. These are the ones that I can recall, now I'm not sure about want went through to Mogadishu, maybe this has something to do with the Ajuran state importing gold that goes through the Northern trade route and then redirects via shewa, but I would have guessed it would go to zeila and then to Mogadishu, instead of directly going to Mogadishu, in return the state would export gums and resins? I haven't read much about the Ajuran, but this is a possibility I guess, maybe you probably know more about it?

Sorry for the late reply man, bit busy. I can't find the exact quote or book i read it from, but this discussion about assimilation-client status between ethnic groups in the Horn reminded me of this particular trade route involving Gold that went from Gondar and passed Luuq all the way to Mogadishu from where it again was exported. It's either the Wardeh Oromos (who were said to have been assimilated by the Ajuuraans), or Christian traders from Gondar itself that manned those caravans, the latter would not have been out of place considering Jewish, Hindu and Pagan traders conducted their commerce without interference at these port cities aswell.

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QualityReachOut Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 662 Senior Member	AFAIK Most of the Ethiopian Commodities in medieval times (at least after the restoration of the Solomonic Dynasty but probably before that too) had three main arteries leading to the coast. One was from Sudan or west Gonder through Gonder/begemeder Proper (North of Lake Tana) and then through Lasta and finally heading to Massawa, the other was from the North but closer to central Ethiopia (f.e. South and west of Lasta) through Shewa and finally heading to Zeila, and the last one was from the southern Tributaries/periphery of the empire (like Hadya and Damot) through Shewa and finally again heading to Zeila. These are the ones that I can recall, now I'm not sure about want went through to Mogadishu, maybe this has something to do with the Ajuran state importing gold that goes through the Northern trade route and then redirects via shewa, but I would have guessed it would go to zeila and then to Mogadishu, instead of directly going to Mogadishu, in return the state would export gums and resins? I haven't read much about the Ajuran, but this is a possibility I guess, maybe you probably know more about it? Sorry for the late reply man, bit busy. I can't find the exact quote or book i read it from, but this discussion about assimilation-client status between ethnic groups in the Horn reminded me of this particular trade route involving Gold that went from Gondar and passed Luuq all the way to Mogadishu from where it again was exported. It's either the Wardeh Oromos (who were said to have been assimilated by the Ajuuraans), or Christian traders from Gondar itself that manned those caravans, the latter would not have been out of place considering Jewish, Hindu and Pagan traders conducted their commerce without interference at these port cities aswell.
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