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The '''Maya''' are an extinct ethnic group native to the old [[Wej province]] in [[Ethiopia]]. They were renowned for their skilled archers, the services of which were available as mercenaries. The Maya were primarily pastoralists and their livelihood was with their cattle. |
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The '''Maya''' are an extinct ethnic group native to the old [[Wej province]] in [[Ethiopia]]. The Mayas were a Cushitic-speaking nomadic people, who were feared and dreaded by their neighbors for their use of deadly poisoned arrows. They were primarily pastoralists and their livelihood was with their cattle. The Maya were related to the [[Afar people]].{{clarification needed|date=June 2022}}<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hassan |first1=Mohammad |title=The Oromo and the Christian Kingdom of Ethiopia |page=95 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/The_Oromo_and_the_Christian_Kingdom_of_E/fg1zCgAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mayas+ethiopia+afar&pg=PA95&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> |
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==Futuh |
==Futuh al-Habash== |
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Maya archers initially formed the core |
Maya archers initially formed the core of the southern armies of Abyssinian Emperor [[Lebna Dengel]] in resisting the [[Abyssinian–Adal war|Conquest of Abyssinia]] (Futuh al-Habash) by the forces of [[Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi]] (Gurey or Gran), Imam of the [[Adal Sultanate]]. However, after the fall of their homeland to Ahmed Gurey's armies, in true mercenary fashion, the Maya bowmen switched sides.<ref name=pank>{{cite book | last=Pankhurst | first=Richard | title=The Ethiopian borderlands : essays in regional history from ancient times to the end of the 18th century | publisher=Red Sea Press | year=1997 | isbn=0-932415-19-9 | oclc=36543471 | author-link=Richard Pankhurst (Ethiopianist)}}</ref>{{Rp|188}} |
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Maya bowmen were armed with spears. They tipped their arrows with [[ouabain]], a poison which caused death by cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. |
Maya bowmen were armed with spears. They tipped their arrows with [[ouabain]], a poison which caused death by cardiac arrest or respiratory failure. |
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==Oromo migrations== |
==Oromo migrations== |
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| ⚫ | The Maya homeland of Wej was one of the first lands to be invaded by the [[Oromo migrations]]. The Maya repelled the weight of the Oromo for years due to their skill with the bow, until the Oromo armies changed tactics and used thick oxhide shields and fixed shield formations. After Wej was conquered by the Oromos, the Maya were either assimilated or exterminated by the invading Oromos.<ref name=pank>{{cite book | last=Pankhurst | first=Richard | title=The Ethiopian borderlands : essays in regional history from ancient times to the end of the 18th century | publisher=Red Sea Press | year=1997 | isbn=0-932415-19-9 | oclc=36543471 | author-link=Richard Pankhurst (Ethiopianist)}}</ref>{{Rp|188}} |
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{{main|Oromo migrations}} |
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| ⚫ | The Maya homeland of Wej was one of the first lands to be invaded by the [[Oromo migrations]]. The Maya repelled the weight of the Oromo for years due to their skill with the bow, until the Oromo armies changed tactics and used thick oxhide shields and fixed shield formations. |
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==Notable people== |
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They were for the last time documented as auxiliaries for the Ethiopian Emperor [[Susenyos I]].<ref>{{cite book |title=Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia |pages=46 |url=https://www.google.ca/books/edition/Islamic_History_and_Culture_in_Southern/HGnyk8Pg9NgC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mayas+oromo&pg=PA46&printsec=frontcover}}</ref> |
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[[Malik Ambar]] (1548 – 1626) was born as a Maya under the birth name Chapu. As a child he was sold into slavery by his parents and was brought to [[India]] as a slave. There he became a [[Siddi]] military leader of great renown in the [[Deccan]] region and later a capable administrator. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 01:30, 19 June 2022
The Maya are an extinct ethnic group native to the old Wej province in Ethiopia. They were renowned for their skilled archers, the services of which were available as mercenaries. The Maya were primarily pastoralists and their livelihood was with their cattle.
Futuh al-Habash
Maya archers initially formed the core of the southern armies of Abyssinian Emperor Lebna Dengel in resisting the Conquest of Abyssinia (Futuh al-Habash) by the forces of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (Gurey or Gran), Imam of the Adal Sultanate. However, after the fall of their homeland to Ahmed Gurey's armies, in true mercenary fashion, the Maya bowmen switched sides.[1]: 188
Maya bowmen were armed with spears. They tipped their arrows with ouabain, a poison which caused death by cardiac arrest or respiratory failure.
Oromo migrations
The Maya homeland of Wej was one of the first lands to be invaded by the Oromo migrations. The Maya repelled the weight of the Oromo for years due to their skill with the bow, until the Oromo armies changed tactics and used thick oxhide shields and fixed shield formations. After Wej was conquered by the Oromos, the Maya were either assimilated or exterminated by the invading Oromos.[1]: 188
Notable people
Malik Ambar (1548 – 1626) was born as a Maya under the birth name Chapu. As a child he was sold into slavery by his parents and was brought to India as a slave. There he became a Siddi military leader of great renown in the Deccan region and later a capable administrator.
References
- ^ a b Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian borderlands : essays in regional history from ancient times to the end of the 18th century. Red Sea Press. ISBN 0-932415-19-9. OCLC 36543471.
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