Overthrow of the Toljeclo dynasty
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Date1749
LocationIsaaq kingdom
ParticipantsTolje'lo dynasty, Isaaq coalition
Outcome
- End of the rule of the Tolje'lo dynasty
- Death of King Dhuh Baraar, the last Tolje'lo king
- Abdi Eissa seized power and ruled as regent until 1750
- Battle of Lafaruug
- Establishment of the Isaaq Sultanate in July 1750
- Rise of House of Guled into power
| Part of History of Somaliland | |
| Date | 1749 |
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| Location | Isaaq kingdom |
| Participants | Tolje'lo dynasty, Isaaq coalition |
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The overthrow of the Tolje'lo occurred in 1749 in the Isaaq Kingdom when King Dhuh Baraar, the last monarch of the Tolje'lo dynasty, was overthrown and killed in a coup led by a coalition of Isaaq clans under Abdi Eissa, a religious mullah and military leader.