Abu Bakr "the Slim" (Qaṭin) also known simply as Qaṭin sometimes spelt Qecchin or Katchthcen was a general in the Adal Sultanate under Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.[1] Abubaker's sobriquet "Qaṭin" is derived from the Harari term for "thin".[2][3][4] According to sixteenth century Adal writer Arab Faqīh, he was the Garad of Hubat.[5]
Abu Bakr Qatin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15th Century |
| Allegiance | Adal Sultanate |
| Rank | Emir |
| Battles / wars | Ethiopian–Adal War |
Political and military career
editIn the sixteenth century texts, Abu Bakr is described:[6]
the emir Abu Bakr nicknamed ‘Qatin’ which means ‘the gaunt’. He was from among those renowned for their courage, and among the rare horsemen whose exploits became proverbial.
— Arab Faqīh, Futuh Al-Habaša
He often accompanied the Malassay during the Ethiopian-Adal War.[7] Qecchin was a victim to the early Abyssinian invasion of Adal in which his mother was briefly captured at the Battle of Hubat.[8] Qecchin led the conquest of Wofla in modern Tigray region and Kanfat in southern Begemder, after which he was appointed governor of these respective regions by Adal.[9]
References
edit- ^ Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia (PDF). University of London. p. 30.
- ^ Muth, Franz-Christoph (2001). "Allahs Netze: ʽArabfaqīhs Futūḥ al-Ḥabaša als Quelle für Netzwerkanalysen". Annales d'Éthiopie. 17: 118. doi:10.3406/ethio.2001.993.
- ^ Aspen, Harald. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies Volume 1 (PDF). Norwegian University of Science and Technology. p. 43.
- ^ Leslau, Wolf. Etymological Dictionary of Harari. University of California Press. p. 122.
- ^ Chekroun, Amélie. Le" Futuh al-Habasa" : écriture de l'histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa'ad ad-din (Ethiopie, XVIe siècle). l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. p. 423.
- ^ faqīh, Arab (2003). The Conquest of Abyssinia 16th Century. Tsehai Publishers & Distributors. p. 55. ISBN 978-0-9723172-6-9.
- ^ Molvaer, Reidulf (1998). "The Tragedy of Emperor Libne-Dingil of Ethiopia (1508-1540)". Northeast African Studies. 5 (2). Michigan State University Press: 31. doi:10.1353/nas.1998.0011. JSTOR 41931161.
- ^ Budge, E. A. (1928). A History of Ethiopia: Volume I (Routledge Revivals): Nubia and Abyssinia. Routledge. pp. 327–328.
- ^ Chekroun, Amélie. Le" Futuh al-Habasa" : écriture de l'histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa'ad ad-din (Ethiopie, XVIe siècle). l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. p. 336.