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A Genealogical Note Relevant To The Dating Of Sheikh Hussein Of Bale

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 December 2009

B. W. Andrzejewski
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Although a substantial amount of information is available about Sheikh Hussein of Bale,1 even an approximate dating of his life has so far presented considerable difficulties. An important clue is provided by the genealogy of Sayyid Mahdi [′mæhdi] 2 of Merca in Anonymous 1927, discussed in Ceriilli, 1938, 20–1.3 This genealogy gives 25 intermediate ancestors between Sheikh Hussein and Sayyid Mahdi, but does not indicate when the latter lived.

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Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies , Volume 38 , Issue 1 , February 1975 , pp. 139 - 140
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Copyright © School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London 1975

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