What is Haroun?
The Haroun was the government of the [[Darwiish (Dhulbahante state)|Daraawiish]], a 19th century Dhulbahante state.<ref>{{cite book |last1=commons |first1=house of |title=Parliamentary Papers: 1850-1908 |page=58 |quote=Here a few footmen only were found, who reported that considerable numbers of horses and camels had moved south-west from there on the previous night; that the main portion of the Haroun (and presumably the Mullah) had been at a place}}</ref> The British government realized how important the haroun was. They said this about it: ::''but the Haroun, which was his emblem of power and seat of government, offered a fairly large though movable objective. Though the Mullah himself might escape, the capture of the Haroun meant the destruction of his prestige, and, in all probability, his own final surrender.''<ref>Official History of the Operations in Somaliland, 1901-04;</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} [[Category:Darawiish]] [[Category:19th-century establishments in Africa]]