Ethiopian campaign of 1541–1542

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Portuguese military expedition military campaign

The Ethiopian campaign of 1541–1542 was a Portuguese-led military expedition in support of the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim forces of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during the Ethiopian–Adal war.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Ethiopian campaign of 1541–1542 canonical	1
Ethiopian–Adal War	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Portuguese military expedition ⓘ military campaign ⓘ
belligerent	Adal Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
cause	Appeal of Emperor Lebna Dengel to Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese desire to support Christian Ethiopia ⓘ
chronologicalPredecessor	earlier phases of the Ethiopian–Adal war ⓘ
chronologicalSuccessor	final defeat of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ⓘ
commander	Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cristóvão da Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict	Ethiopian–Adal war NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflictType	colonial-era intervention ⓘ religious war ⓘ
describedIn	Ethiopian royal chronicles NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese chronicles of the Horn of Africa ⓘ
endTime	1542 ⓘ
hasEffect	introduction of early modern firearms in Ethiopian warfare ⓘ preservation of the Ethiopian Christian monarchy ⓘ
hasParticipant	Adal Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cristóvão da Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Gelawdewos of Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ Lebna Dengel NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
location	Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableDeath	Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Cristóvão da Gama NERFINISHED ⓘ
opposed	Adal Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Ethiopian–Adal war NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese overseas military interventions in the 16th century ⓘ
religiousAspect	Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
result	Christian victory in the Ethiopian–Adal war ⓘ
significantEvent	Battle of Jarte NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wayna Daga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wofla NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1541 ⓘ
supported	Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
temporalContext	16th century ⓘ
usedForceType	arquebusiers ⓘ artillery ⓘ firearms ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cristóvão da Gama → notableWork → Ethiopian campaign of 1541–1542 ⓘ

Cristóvão da Gama → participantIn → Ethiopian campaign of 1541–1542 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Ethiopian–Adal War