Kaptallah, also known as Kaptanle is a historic Somali clan. The clan established the port city of Bandar Qassim (today Bosaso) in the early 9th century, and traded with Persia, India and the Arabian Peninsula.[1] The clan belongs to the Ahmed Harti confederation of the Darod clan.[2] The clan inhabits the areas south and south-east of Bosaso along with the Dashishe clan.[3]
See also
- List of trading companies
- Maritime history of Somalia
References
- Journal of the African Society, Volume 9 MacMillan, 1909^
- Yves Goudineau. Sociétés dans la guerre IRD Editions, 2003^
- Somalia Security situation - Country of Origin Information Report European Asylum Support Office, September 2021^