Mohammed Abdullah Hassan, Somalian general, founded the Dervish state (b. 1856)
Sayid Mohamed Abdullahi Hassan (Somali: Sayid Maxamed Cabdulle Xasan; 1856–1920) was a Somali religious and military leader of the Dervish movement, which led a two-decade long confrontation with various colonial empires including the British, Italians, and Abyssinians.