Polity Adal Sultanate (Military Occupation)

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Territories militarly occupied by the Adal Sultanate.

Establishment

  • October 1531: Battle of Amba Sel.

Chronology

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1. Abyssinian-Adal War

Was a military conflict between the Christian Ethiopian Empire and the Muslim Adal Sultanate from 1529 to 1543.

  • October 1531: Battle of Amba Sel.
  • February 1543: The Bahr negus also joined Emperor Gelawdewos and the Portuguese in the decisive Battle of Wayna Daga, where Imam Ahmad was killed. The death of Imam Ahmed and the victory in the Battle of Wayna Daga caused a semi-collapse of Ahmed forces and forced a Somali retreat from Ethiopia.

Disestablishment

  • February 1543: The Bahr negus also joined Emperor Gelawdewos and the Portuguese in the decisive Battle of Wayna Daga, where Imam Ahmad was killed. The death of Imam Ahmed and the victory in the Battle of Wayna Daga caused a semi-collapse of Ahmed forces and forced a Somali retreat from Ethiopia.