Hegano

Hegano (Harari: ሔገኖ) sometimes called Haygan or Hayjan was an administrative title in the Horn of Africa.

[1] According to historian Abdurahman Garad, Hegano is an extract from the root Harari word Hegan “lieutenant” or Hegana ”to proxy”.

Its also utilized in a similar manner by the languages of Silt'e and Wolane people.

[2][3] 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.

[6] Towards the end of this age the ruler of Aussa a subordinate of Harar based Adal Sultanate was known as Hegano Hashim.