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page 76 of Raphael Njoku[1]
- ^ Njoku, Raphael Chijioke (2013). The History of Somalia. ABC-CLIO. p. 76. ISBN 9780313378577.
It was in this mindset that Hassan wrote to the British in 1897 demanding respect for his "country" and to be taken seriously as the leader of a sovereign. "We are a government. We have a sultan, and emirs, or princes, and chiefs and subjects."