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.

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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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Somali people historicalState Ajuran Sultanate