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The Ethiopian–Adal War, also known as the Abyssinian–Adal War and Futūḥ Al-Ḥabaša (Arabic: فتوح الحبش, lit. ' Conquest of Abyssinia '), was a war fought between the Christian Ethiopian Empire and the Muslim Adal Sultanate from 1529 to 1543.
The Adal Sultanate, also known as the Adal Empire [2] or Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling Adel Sultanate, Adal Sultanate) (Arabic: سلطنة عدل), was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. [3] It was founded by Sabr ad-Din III on the Harar plateau in Adal after the fall of the Sultanate of Ifat. [4]
Adal (Harari: አዳል; Somali: Awdal), known as Awdal or Aw Abdal [1] [2] was a historical Muslim region in the Horn of Africa. [3] [4] Located east of Ifat and the Awash river as far as the coast, and including Harar as well as Zeila.
Ethiopia: Adal Sultanate: Defeat. Gidaya, Mora, Adal, and Hargaya incorporated into the Adal Sultanate; Badley ad-Din II's Invasion of Ethiopia (1445) Ethiopia: Adal Sultanate: Victory. Death of the Adal Sultan [1] [2] [3] Abyssinian–Adal War (1529–1543)
Dakkar (Harari: ደክከር Däkkär, Somali: Doggor), also known as Dakar, or Deker, was a historical Muslim town located in present-day eastern Ethiopia. It served as the first capital of the Adal Sultanate after its founding in the early 15th century by Sabr ad-Din III. [1]
Although Adal was a tributary of Ethiopia, the sultanate invaded Ethiopia in 1531 with the support of the Ottoman Empire and other Muslim peoples in the region. [30] The subsequent war continued until 1543 and it was only with the help of the Portuguese Empire and Cristóvão da Gama that Ethiopia was able to reclaim its lost territory and win ...
The Adalite army was victorious and the Ethiopian king was captured and killed, according to Richard Pankhurst. However, many historians such as Mohammed Hassen , [ 1 ] J. Spencer Trimingham , [ 2 ] E.A. Wallis Budge [ 3 ] and Taddesse Tamrat [ 4 ] put the end of Dawit's reign at 1411-1412, a decade before the supposed battle takes place.
The Battle of Shimbra Kure was fought on 9 March 1529 [5] [6] between the forces of Adal led by Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, and the Abyssinian army, under Dawit II (Lebna Dengel). It was the first major battle of the Ethiopian–Adal War.