Adal Sultanate
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The Adal Sultanate was a medieval Muslim Somali-led kingdom in the Horn of Africa that played a major role in regional trade and warfare, particularly in conflicts with the Christian Ethiopian Empire.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sultanate of Adal | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Historical Somali state
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Medieval polity ⓘ Muslim state ⓘ Sultanate ⓘ |
| alliedWith |
Arabian Muslim states
ⓘ
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bordered |
Ethiopian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf of Aden NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital |
Dakkar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Harar NERFINISHED ⓘ Zeila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| currency | Maria Theresa thaler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
Agriculture
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Pastoralism ⓘ Trade ⓘ |
| ethnicComposition | Somali NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| export |
Animal products
ⓘ
Gold ⓘ Ivory ⓘ Slaves ⓘ |
| governmentType | Monarchy ⓘ |
| import |
Metal goods
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Spices ⓘ Textiles ⓘ |
| language |
Arabic
ⓘ
Somali ⓘ |
| legacy |
Long-term Muslim–Christian rivalry in the Horn of Africa
ⓘ
Spread of Islam in the Horn of Africa ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorCity | Harar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPort | Zeila NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryCampaign | Conquest of Abyssinia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Garad Abun Adashe
NERFINISHED
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Garad Abun Adashe II NERFINISHED ⓘ Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Nur ibn Mujahid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Islamic world NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakPeriod | 16th century ⓘ |
| predecessor | Ifat Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Islam ⓘ |
| religiousIdentity | Sunni Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousLaw | Sharia ⓘ |
| tradePartner |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Indian Ocean trading networks ⓘ |
| usedMilitaryTechnology |
Artillery
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Firearms ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sultanate of Adal