First mentioned in the fourteenth century chronicles of Emperor
Amda Seyon I of
Ethiopia as allies of Imam
Salih. In the sixteenth century, the overlord of
Zeila Wargar ibn Abogn, accompanied Adal leader
Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during the
Ethiopian-Adal War. Wargar is described as a
Harla sub clan within the
Harari people. According to Harari tradition, it was then that, to defend themselves, seven clans of the neighbouring villages united against a common adversary, including Wargar, to form a Harar city-state. The title Wargar persisted in the post seventeenth century state
Emirate of Harar's fringes. The
Warjih people who previously inhabited the Harari region, today reside in Shewa and are commonly referred to as Wargar. ==See also==