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Gidaya (: ጊዳየ Gidayä; : Gidaaya), also known as Gedaya or Jidaya was a historical state located around present-day eastern .

(2025). 9780253007971, Indiana University Press. .
(2025). 9783643908926, LitVerlag. .
(1997). 9789004021044, BRILL. .
(2011). 9780801464898, Cornell University Press. .
The state was positioned on the Harar plateau and a district of Adal region alongside and polities.
(2025). 9783825856717, Lit. .
It neighbored other states in the medieval era including Ifat, Mora, , , , Fedis and .


History
According to Dr. Lapiso Delebo, Gidaya was one of the Islamic states that had developed in the Horn of Africa from the ninth to fourteenth centuries. The people of Gidaya were reportedly a sub clan of the . The earliest mention of Gidaya state is during its conflict with the in 1266. In the thirteenth century the writer al-Mufaḍḍal mentions the king of Gidaya was named Yûsuf ibn Arsamâyah.

In 1285 crushed a rebellion led by Gidaya which allied with Shewa to revive the Makhzumi state. In the fourteenth century it was under the and later the with its leader known as the .

According to sixteenth century Adal writer Arab Faqīh, the people of Gidaya were part of the army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during the Ethiopian-Adal war.

(1975). 9780521209816, Cambridge University Press. .
Ulrich Braukamper suggests that Gidaya may be linked to the clan, which comprises a diverse population of Somali and Oromo descent referenced in the Futuh al Habasha. This group currently resides in the vicinity of , which is believed to be the historical site of the Gidaya state.
(2025). 9783825856717, Lit. .

Towns within Gidaya and other states such as Sim were reportedly surrounded by ramparts by the late sixteenth century. The name Gidaya still exists as a surname in , and according to researcher Mahdi Gadid, Gidaya state was primarily inhabited by before being assimilated by the and .

(1992). 9780435948115, University of California Press. .
Historian Merid Wolde Aregay deduced that the Gidaya state language was . According to records Gidaya state collapsed due to the and famine.
(2013). 9781136970221, Routledge. .


Legacy
Aw Gidaya is considered a in Harar.


See also
  • Jidwaq (clan)

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