Dhulbahante garaadship
The Dhulbahante garaadship is a kingdom from 1530. The first Garaad was Garaad Shirshoore.
Diiriye Guure was the first Dhulbahante king to become king through being elected by the people. Diiriye Guure was also the first Dhulbahante monarch to be called sultan. By proclaiming himself Dhulbahante Sultan, Diiriye Guure reunited the Dhulbahante schism created by Ali Harran, also spelled Ali Xaram of the Maxamud Garad subclan, and Garaad Ali III around 7 decades earlier. Diiriye Guure was the first Dhulbahante king whose position was subordinate to someone else, namely the Sayid. Aar Dheel and Diiriye Guure are the only two people who gained the Dhulbahante throne despite not being in the line of succession.
Garaads
| # | Garaad | Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shirshoore | 1530-1550 | Established the Dhulbahante garaadship |
| 2 | Garaad Farah | 1550-1590 | |
| 3 | Garaad Abdalla II | 1590-1600 | |
| 4 | Garaad Yasin | 1600-1620 | |
| 5 | Baharsame | 1620-1650 | Real name was Garad Mohamed I |
| 6 | Jabane | 1650-1685 | Real name was Garad Mohamud |
| 7 | Garaad Ali I | 1685-1708 | |
| 8 | Garaad Mohamud II | 1708-1734 | |
| 9 | Garaad Mohamed II | 1734-1760 | |
| 10 | Garaad Mohamud III | 1760-1780 | |
| 11 | Garaad Ali II | 1780-1802 | |
| 12 | Garaad Mohamed III | 1802-1825 | |
| 13 | Garaad Ali III | 1825-1840 | |
| 14 | Korebas | 1840-1863 | Also called the warrior garaad. His real name was Garaad Mohamud IV |
| 15 | Garad Ali IV | 1863-1896 | First Dhulbahante king to be deposed when replaced by Diiriye Guure |
| 16 | Diiriye Guure | 1897-1918 | Diiriye Guure was the first non-inherited Dhulbahante king |
| 17 | Aar Dheel | 1921-1923 | The 2nd Dhulbahante king after Diiriye Guure to not be in the line of succession |
| 18 | Garaad Jama I | 1923-1966 | |
| 19 | Garad Ali V | 1966-1985 | |
| 20 | Garaad Abdiqani | 1985-2006 | |
| 21 | Jama Garad Ali | 2006-present | Current garaad |
