Hailing from the esteemed Marehan clan, Garad Hirabu Goita Ali played an important role in thwarting a coup orchestrated by the rival Sultan Abu Bakr.
In a consequential turn of events, he not only successfully eliminated Abu Bakr but also avenged their close cousin Garad Abun Adashe, subsequently installing Abu Bakr's cousin Umar Din as a pliant figurehead, Furthermore Garad Hirabu Goita Ali also demonstrated his strategic prowess by quashing potential insurrections from the Walashma dynasty and orchestrating the demise of another of their aspiring Sultans who attempted a coup against Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.
[4] Born into the preeminent Marehan clan, specifically the Reer Garaad sub-clan of the Rida-Amir, Garad Hirabu Goita Tedros emerged as a pivotal figure in the Abyssinian conquest.
Holding the esteemed position of Garad within the Imam's clan, he concurrently assumed the significant mantle of Emir over the entirety of the Somali forces.
His lineage, as the son of a Goita—a title ranking only below that of Emir and Sultan and entailing custodianship of the keys to the gates of Harar during nocturnal hours—endowed him with formidable authority.
[5] As the traditional leader of the Marehan, Garad Hirabu Goita Ali wielded considerable influence as a mighty commander and a staunch ally to his cousin Abun Adashe.
His upbringing in the apex of an elite military family and his association with the most influential clan fostered his evolution into one of the preeminent and commanding generals in the annals of Somali history.
Having matured within the nexus of elite military traditions and boasting allegiance to the most potent clan, Garad Hirabu Goita ascended to the zenith of his prowess, eventually leading one of the triumvirate armies that embarked on the historic conquest of Abyssinia.
Later, the European monarchies conferred "Duke" on the most powerful and wealthiest landowners with the largest number of banners who were expected to be the greatest source of defense in case of invasion.
Translation of the passage: Page 32 "In the land of saad-Eddin, who would take the tribute and distribute it to the poor; at the same time to inform him of the victories won, of the great booty made, and of the many riches he had at his disposal to purchase weapons.
But in the meantime a certain Omardin, Vizir Nur and Gherad Akmoscia together with other leaders had hatched a conspiracy with the aim of taking possession of the Iman, which at that moment was left with very few soldiers.
To which I announced the Iman told him to go back that if those leaders persisted in the idea of war against him and in their hostile intentions against him, he was ready to cede the country to them.