Polity Sultanata of Rahayta

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Was a small sultanate in southern Eritrea.

Establishment

  • January 1601: According to oral sources, the Sultanate of Rehayto was founded around 1600, by detachment from the Sultanate of Tadjourah.

Chronology

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Disestablishment

  • January 1701: The Sultanate of Tadjourah was founded in the 15th century by Umar ibn Dunya according to Afar accounts. It was a powerful state in the Horn of Africa, controlling trade routes and coastal regions. In 1700, the territory of Tadjoura and surrounding regions fell under the rule of the Sultanate of Tadjoura.