Ajuran Sultanate
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The Ajuran Sultanate was a powerful medieval Somali Muslim empire that dominated trade and politics in the Horn of Africa and parts of the Indian Ocean from the Middle Ages into the early modern period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ajuran Sultanate canonical | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Somali Muslim empire
ⓘ
medieval polity ⓘ state ⓘ sultanate ⓘ |
| agriculture |
irrigated farming
ⓘ
pastoralism ⓘ |
| capital |
Baraawe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Merca NERFINISHED ⓘ Mogadishu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Ajuran–Portuguese conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| culturalSphere |
Islamic culture
ⓘ
Somali culture ⓘ |
| currency | Ajuran coinage ⓘ |
| economy | trade-based economy ⓘ |
| endTime | 17th century ⓘ |
| era |
Middle Ages
ⓘ
early modern period ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Somalis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| export |
cattle
ⓘ
frankincense ⓘ gold ⓘ ivory ⓘ myrrh ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Geledi Sultanate
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hiraab Imamate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType |
Islamic monarchy
ⓘ
hereditary monarchy ⓘ |
| import |
ceramics
ⓘ
spices ⓘ textiles ⓘ |
| knownFor |
centralized administration
ⓘ
fortified wells ⓘ hydraulic engineering ⓘ irrigation systems ⓘ maritime trade dominance ⓘ stone castles ⓘ walled towns ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ |
| legalSystem |
Islamic law
ⓘ
Sharia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Horn of Africa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| military |
cavalry
ⓘ
naval forces ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Mogadishu Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Islam
ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ |
| river |
Jubba River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shebelle River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingDynasty | Ajuran clan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rulingFamily | House of Gareen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 14th century ⓘ |
| taxationSystem | centralized taxation ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Benadir coast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interior riverine regions of southern Somalia ⓘ |
| tradeNetwork | Indian Ocean trade network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradePartner |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
India NERFINISHED ⓘ Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ Swahili Coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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