[6][7] The Sultan Deria Sugulleh would establish his capital at Wadhan (Waram) near the Sheikh pass and tax and administer the affairs of the Habr Yunis from the town.

[9][10] In 1870 he would launch the Rayyad Wars against the Darood of Hawd and Dollo which would continue intermittently from 1870 to 1940 and give birth to a string of poems, the Guba poetic chain, one of the most well-known series in Somali history.

[11]At the battle of Haro Dhiig (Lake of Blood) in the Hawd, the victorious Habr Yunis had captured the Sultan of the Rer Haroun Ogaden with many lives lost on both sides.

In response, Hersi replied with Laba Gob Kii Beer Jilicsan Baa Jaba meaning, amongst two counterparts the soft-hearted shall perish and the captive Sultan was subsequently executed.

[12] Despite the great successes of Hersi Aman and new territory acquired, the other branches of the Rer Sugule grew wary of his increasing power as a ruler and stood to challenge him, fearing his unchecked leadership.

Warsame's sister lamented to her son Ali for the loss of Hersi, her husband Geid and other relatives in this poem recorded separately by both Phillip Paulitschke and Robecchi Brichetti.

Calow gaydha waxa iigu wacan geeridaan qabo'e Caawaba gelin dhexaadkaan hadba gogosha taabtaaye Gamas baa ku dhacay aabahaa goraygii dheeraaye Gacmo jeedlaow Warsamaey gudurii siiyeene Gaashaan-cade Muxumed bay giringirsheen meele Maxamed Golaxley dhigeen geedkii Lebi-Cawle Xirsigi madaxa ahaa waa gawraceen gacal ha waayaane O Ali, I lament the death of Geid my husband (your father) I often wake up in the middle of the night and feel his bed The good trick hit your father, who was as tall as a bouquet Warsame's strong arms have disheveled vultures Muhammad with the white shield rolled over like a wheel in the dust They threw the slender Muhammad into the thicket where the Spitz antelopes live They really did cut off Hersi's head (overthrew him); We have lost the leaders Following Hersi's death, the Rer Sugule gathered and the issue of compensation for the Sultan's death was a pressing issue.

Sultan Nur continued and would be heavily involved as a key figure of the Dervish movement and the main signatory of the Treaty of Illig in 1905 that granted them large tracts of today's Nugaal and the port of Eyl from the Italians to use.

The Habr Yunis Sultanate had strong economy and controlled two routes to the major port of Berbera leading from the Jerato and Sheikh mountain passes into the Hawd and Ogaden country.

The key city of Burao was the Trade was significant and bolstered during the period that a Habr Yunis man Sharmarke Ali Saleh had established himself as Emir of Berbera and Zeila.

[35] As well alongside other northern Somalis and Isaaqs in particular, the Habr Yunis were significant traders in Yemen with Frederick Hunter giving an 1877 account of their trade.

The seat of Habr Yunis Sultans was deliberately chosen in Wadhan and later Burao along the caravan route in order to have a firm grip on trade and also ensure a steady stream of taxes from passing traders.

Explorer Ricahrd Burton in his 1854 journey to Harar heard from local Somalis who told him the latest reports from the ongoing Crimean War.

[37] The capitals of Wadhan and Burao served as important watering places for both merchants and nomads alike and access to them was crucial for orderly trade from the Hawd and Ogaden regions to Berbera.