Barawa

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Establishment

• May 1507: In 1506, the Battle of Barawa began after the Portuguese Empire decided to invade and capture the wealthy Somali harbour city.

Chronology

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1. War of the Portuguese Succession

Was a succession crisis caused by the death of the King of Portugal without heirs. The conflict saw two main claimants to the Portuguese throne: António, Prior of Crato, proclaimed in several towns as King of Portugal, and his first cousin Philip II of Spain, who eventually succeeded in claiming the crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.

• October 1580: Philip II of Spain succeeded in claiming the Portuguese crown, reigning as Philip I of Portugal.

2. Conquests of Murad III

Expansion during the rule of Murad III in the Ottoman Empire.

2.1. Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1586-1589)

Were armed military engagements which took place between the Portuguese Empire and the Ottoman Empire along the coast of eastern Africa.

2.1.1. Ottoman backed revolt of Indian Ocean coast

Was a revolt backed by the Ottomans in the East African coast against Portuguese rule.

• January 1587: Barawa and Faza declared their support and allegiance to the Ottoman Empire.

2.1.2. Portuguese Counterattack

Were a series of Portuguese military actions against African rebels and the Ottomans during the Ottoman-Portuguese conflicts (1586-1589).

• May 1589: After capturing the Ottoman corsair Mir Ali Bey, the Portuguese reestablished suzerainty over the entire Swahili coast, using diplomacy or force of arms.

3. Portuguese Restoration War

Was a revolution organized by the Portuguese nobility and bourgeoisie sixty years after the crowning of Philip I (Philip II of Spain), the first "dual monarch", that ended the Iberian Union.

• November 1640: A revolution organized by the nobility and bourgeoisie on 1 December 1640, sixty years after the crowning of Philip I (Philip II of Spain), the first "dual monarch", ended the Iberian Union between Portugal and Spain.

Disestablishment

• January 1701: In the early modern period, Barawa, a coastal town in present-day Somalia, was ruled by the Geledi Sultanate, a powerful Somali kingdom known for its trade and military prowess. Faza, a neighboring island, also fell under the control of the Geledi Sultanate during this time.

Selected Sources

• Fernández Álvarez, M. (1998): Felipe II y su tiempo, cuarta edición, p. 523
• de Oliveira Marques , A. H. R.(1972): History of Portugal, Columbia University Press, p. 322-325