sentences:  The rule of the later Ajuran rulers caused multiple rebellions to break out in the empire, and at the end of the 17th century, the Ajuran state disintegrated into several successor kingdoms and states, the most prominent being the Geledi Sultanate.The Ajuran Empire's sphere of influence in the Horn of Africa was one of the largest in the region.The empire covered much of southern Somalia, with its domain extending from Mareeg in the north, to Qelafo in the west, to Kismayo in the south.