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.

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Surface form Occurrences
Sultanate of Adal 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Historical Somali state
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
Pastoralism
Trade
ethnicComposition Somali NERFINISHED
export Animal products
Gold
Ivory
Slaves
governmentType Monarchy
import Metal goods
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
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
Firearms

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Somali people historicalState Adal Sultanate
Cristóvão da Gama opponent Adal Sultanate
Sultanates notableExample Adal Sultanate
this entity surface form: Sultanate of Adal