The Habar yoonis Sultanate was a Kingdom that ruled parts of Waqooyi and Hawd during the 18th and 19th centuries. It mainly encompassed the territory of the Habar Yoonis clan but also some sub clans of the Habar Jeclo, Habar Awal and Arap came under it's borders.

The earliest known ruler of the Habar Yoonis, who is considered the founder of the Habar Yoonis dynasty was Caynaashe Xirsi, he was the Chief of the Habar Yonis during the mid to late 1700s, he fathered a total 17 sons. Account from Vesmi baudi who visited Burco in 1889

Caynaashe's 17 sons would later on form the Baha Caynaashe and Reer Sugulle clans, the most famous and prestigious sub clans among Somalis. Below is an excerpt from an Italian colonial book describing them :

Geneaology of the Habar Yoonis Sultan's from Drake Brockmans 1912 book titled "British Somaliland"

Caynaashe Xirsi was a chieftain but he didn't style himself Sultan, his eldest son Sugulle after inheriting his fathers chieftainship took on the title of Sultan. Sugulle was succeeded by his eldest son Diiriye. The earliest written record of Sultan Diiriye dates to 1840

Diiriye's reign lasted up until the 1850s, he along with Sultan Farah of the Ciidagale are both mentioned as the ruling Garxajis Sultans in the Transactions of Bombay which was published in the year 1850

Drake Brockman goes in to some details about Diiriye and his descendants.

Sultan Diiriye died somewhere in the 1850s and he was succeeded by his Grandson Xirsi Ammaan. In the year 1873 Swiss Explorer G.A Haggenmacher met Sultan Xirsi and briefly describes him in his book "Reise Im Somali-lande"

1874 Map of Somaliland featuring Xirsi Ammaan's headquarters in the Tuuyo plains

Sultan Hersi Aman is most known for expanding Habar Yoonis territory in the Haud. His conquests are mentioned in numerous Somali poems. Ismail Mire in his poem called "The rewards of success" comments on Hersi Aman's conquests, Iron fisted rule and killing by a close relative

Sultan Xirsi was killed in battle against his own uncle Xaji Guled Ahmed Sugulle. A poem about the battle by one of Xirsi's nephews was recorded by Luigi Brichetti in the 1890s and is one of the earliest Somali poems to be recorded.

Old Guled Haji seated in middle, 1907. Guled Haji is credited with being the creator of over a hundred Somali proverbs

After Xirsi Ammaan's death in 1881 the Ba Makahil section of the Rer Sugulle chose Xirsi's nephew Nur Axmed Ammaan as the successor, but this didn't sit well with the baha diiriye section who instead chose to coronate Diiriye's youngest son, Cawad. This caused a civil war.

Sultan Cawad established himself at his Capital of Burao.

1885 Austrian Map featuring Sultan Cawad's territory (spelled "Auad")

Sultan Nur established his court at Toyo (Tuuyo)

1894 Map showing the domain of Sultan Nur to the south of Berbera

British explorer Frank Linsley James who visited Somaliland at the height of the HY civil war, describes how the two Sultans divided the countries territory and engaged in warfare

D.G Elliot who met Sultan Nur in Toyo briefly talks about the war and how many lost their lives.

Sultan Cawad died around 1890 allowing Nur to take Burao.

The baha Diiriye again didn't recognize Nur's rule and attempted to install Madar Hirsi Diiriye, but according to Brockman he lost the Sultanate to Nur after they tossed lots. But Madar eventually becomes Sultan of the western HY after Nur starts the Dervish rebellion.

The Habar Yoonis Sultans recieved a tax in the form of an annual tribute of Camels, in Somali called "Saado".

They also taxed the trade Caravans coming from Dhagaxbuur on their to way Berbera and Zeila. After the Dervish wars when the British began direct rule in the interior this lucrative trade was taken over by the Brits causing the power of the Sultans to decline.

Habar Jeclo Geeraar (poem song of praise) performed for Sultan Nur in 1885, recorded by J.W kIRK.