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| ⚫ | '''Ismail Mire Elmi''' |
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|birth_date = 1862 |
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|birth_place = Lasadar, [[Buuhoodle]], [[Dhulbahante Sultanate]] |
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|death_date = 1950 |
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| era = [[Scramble for Africa]] |
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|occupation = [[Commander-in-chief]] |
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| ⚫ | '''Ismail Mire Elmi''' was a Somali poet<ref>Africa - Volume 74, Issues 3-4 - Page 539 Diedrich Westermann, Edwin William Smith, Cyril Daryll Forde - 2004 "Ismail Mire, the dervish general and one of the greatest poets, stated in an interview that the Sayyid's 'men would ride up to a herdsman and say, "Join me and my brother and bring all your sheep and goats and camels," and if he agreed, they </ref><ref>Nagendra Kr Singh, Abdul Mabud Khan Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and Communities 8187746106 - 2001 "Examples of classical Somali poems are Mohammed Abdulle Hassan's 'Hiin Finiin,' in praise of his favourite horse; Ismail Mire's 'The Rewards of Success,' a philosophical poem; and Abdillahi Muse's 'An Elder's Reproof to his Wife.' "</ref> who as [[commander in chief]], held the most senior position in the [[Dervish movement (Somali)|Darwiish]] army.<ref>Dictionary of African Biography - Volumes 1-6 - Page 170, Henry Louis Gates - 2012 -</ref> Within the khusuusi (government council), he was also chief of intelligence operations.<ref>African Literatures in the 20th Century: A Guide - Page 161, Leonard S. Klein - 1986 </ref> |
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==Career== |
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Mire started life as a pastoralist along the Haud plains which is the lifestyle he returned to towards the end of his life. Besides heading the army and military intelligence, he also supervised the maintenance of the numerous forts that were built by the Darwiish. Upon the defeat of the Darwiish, he was captured, and spent a stint in a Berbera prison.<ref>Literatures in African Languages: Theoretical Issues and Sample Surveys, B. W. Andrzejewski</ref> |
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==Poems== |
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Some of his notable poems include: |
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* ''Maxaa Xiga'' |
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* ''Guuguulayhow'' |
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* ''Iibsi Lacageed'' |
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* ''Xoogsi'' |
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* ''Hashii Markab'' |
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* ''Isma Oga'' |
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* ''Annagoo Taleex Naal'' |
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* ''Gelin Dhexe'' |
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* ''Galow-Kiciye'' |
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===Eating Filth era=== |
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In the 1910s, an elderly woman cursed Ismail Mire for being responsible for the ''Harrame Cuna'' (Eating Filth) era. A distraught Mire responds by attempting to absolve himself through the following poem<ref>http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ50037.pdf</ref>: |
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{{quote|All night, oh Mohamed, I was awake. Sleep abandoned me, my dear, as I thought about what the woman said. You destroyed my world she said. She said you attacked my homestead. She said you made me homeless and took my burdencamel. She said you killed my sons. She said you forced me to live in hunger in many rainy seasons. She said you slaughtered the brave. Let me recite a poem about her curse.... The dead that lay at the plains that Good (the Sayyid) attacked. The bones that were scattered everywhere one travelled. The she-camels looted from the Ogadeen. The wealth swiffly taken from the Isaaq. |
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The poverty that forced young men to aimlessly roam about. The hunger that weakened the aristocrat. The people that dispersed hither and thither. The wisy areoplanes and dl that moved in the sky. The houses destroyed and the walls that fell. All of the death and tragedy that beset the people ... I was not the only one responsible for it, as death visited all}} |
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==Biography== |
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*''Ismaaciil Mire''; by [[Ahmed Idaja]], 1974 |
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==Legacy== |
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[[Ismail Mire International Airport]] is named after him. |
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Revision as of 03:12, 27 March 2019
Ismail Mire | |
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| Born | 1862 Lasadar, Buuhoodle, Dhulbahante Sultanate |
| Died | 1950 |
| Occupation | Commander-in-chief |
| Era | Scramble for Africa |
| Organization | Darwiish |
Ismail Mire Elmi was a Somali poet[1][2] who as commander in chief, held the most senior position in the Darwiish army.[3] Within the khusuusi (government council), he was also chief of intelligence operations.[4]
Career
Mire started life as a pastoralist along the Haud plains which is the lifestyle he returned to towards the end of his life. Besides heading the army and military intelligence, he also supervised the maintenance of the numerous forts that were built by the Darwiish. Upon the defeat of the Darwiish, he was captured, and spent a stint in a Berbera prison.[5]
Poems
Some of his notable poems include:
- Maxaa Xiga
- Guuguulayhow
- Iibsi Lacageed
- Xoogsi
- Hashii Markab
- Isma Oga
- Annagoo Taleex Naal
- Gelin Dhexe
- Galow-Kiciye
Eating Filth era
In the 1910s, an elderly woman cursed Ismail Mire for being responsible for the Harrame Cuna (Eating Filth) era. A distraught Mire responds by attempting to absolve himself through the following poem[6]:
All night, oh Mohamed, I was awake. Sleep abandoned me, my dear, as I thought about what the woman said. You destroyed my world she said. She said you attacked my homestead. She said you made me homeless and took my burdencamel. She said you killed my sons. She said you forced me to live in hunger in many rainy seasons. She said you slaughtered the brave. Let me recite a poem about her curse.... The dead that lay at the plains that Good (the Sayyid) attacked. The bones that were scattered everywhere one travelled. The she-camels looted from the Ogadeen. The wealth swiffly taken from the Isaaq. The poverty that forced young men to aimlessly roam about. The hunger that weakened the aristocrat. The people that dispersed hither and thither. The wisy areoplanes and dl that moved in the sky. The houses destroyed and the walls that fell. All of the death and tragedy that beset the people ... I was not the only one responsible for it, as death visited all
Biography
- Ismaaciil Mire; by Ahmed Idaja, 1974
Legacy
Ismail Mire International Airport is named after him.
References
- ^ Africa - Volume 74, Issues 3-4 - Page 539 Diedrich Westermann, Edwin William Smith, Cyril Daryll Forde - 2004 "Ismail Mire, the dervish general and one of the greatest poets, stated in an interview that the Sayyid's 'men would ride up to a herdsman and say, "Join me and my brother and bring all your sheep and goats and camels," and if he agreed, they
- ^ Nagendra Kr Singh, Abdul Mabud Khan Encyclopaedia of the World Muslims: Tribes, Castes and Communities 8187746106 - 2001 "Examples of classical Somali poems are Mohammed Abdulle Hassan's 'Hiin Finiin,' in praise of his favourite horse; Ismail Mire's 'The Rewards of Success,' a philosophical poem; and Abdillahi Muse's 'An Elder's Reproof to his Wife.' "
- ^ Dictionary of African Biography - Volumes 1-6 - Page 170, Henry Louis Gates - 2012 -
- ^ African Literatures in the 20th Century: A Guide - Page 161, Leonard S. Klein - 1986
- ^ Literatures in African Languages: Theoretical Issues and Sample Surveys, B. W. Andrzejewski
- ^ http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/s4/f2/dsk3/ftp04/NQ50037.pdf
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