Hegano first appears in the fifteenth century emperor
Zara Yaqob chronicles which states the rulers of the
Abyssinian provinces of Gabar-ge and
Wej were designated by this term. It was also applied by the chiefs of
Ganz province and linked to rulers of
Bale. According to sixteenth century Adal writer
Arab Faqīh, a
Malassay soldier of
Adal Sultanate who participated in the
Ethiopian-Adal war was styled Alus bin al-Haygan. During the Adalite occupation of Abyssinia the administrators of
Ifat also held the title Hegano based on the
Emirate of Harar chronicles. Towards the end of the sixteenth century the ruler of
Aussa a subordinate of
Harar based Adal Sultanate was known as Hegano Hashim. == See also ==