[1] Talha was the Son of Wazir Abbas, a famed Adalite general and nephew of Imam Ahmed Gurey.
After defeating a military force from Harar sent by Uthman the Abyssinian.
This won the approval of the Harari military and led to much rejoicing in the city.
[2] Talha, a man of peace, soon angered the militaristic party, for the local Muslim chronicles state that "he did not leave on a campaign for a jihad."
After a short reign of a less than a year and a half, Talha was overthrown and replaced by Nasir ibn Uthman, the son of Uthman the Abyssinian.