Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542)
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The Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) was a military campaign in which a small Portuguese force, led by Cristóvão da Gama, aided the Ethiopian Empire against the Muslim Adal Sultanate during the Ethiopian–Adal war.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portuguese expedition to Ethiopia (1541–1542) canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military campaign
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military expedition ⓘ |
| hasAllegedSupportForAdal | Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateStrength | about 400 Portuguese musketeers ⓘ |
| hasBattle |
Battle of Jarte
NERFINISHED
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Battle of Wayna Daga NERFINISHED ⓘ Battle of Wofla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBelligerent |
Adal Sultanate
NERFINISHED
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Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCause | request for aid from the Ethiopian Empire to Portugal ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Cristóvão da Gama
NERFINISHED
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Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ Queen Seble Wongel (Ethiopian regent and ally) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEndTime | 1542 ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfAllies |
Amharic
ⓘ
Geʽez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfForces | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Ethiopian Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryTechnology |
arquebuses
ⓘ
cannon ⓘ |
| hasNotableFigure | Miguel de Castanhoso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasObjective | to assist Ethiopia against the Adal Sultanate ⓘ |
| hasOpposingCommander | Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Adal Sultanate
NERFINISHED
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Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ Kingdom of Portugal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReligionOfMainAllies |
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
GENERATED
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Roman Catholicism GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasReligionOfOpponents | Islam GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasResult |
Portuguese commander Cristóvão da Gama captured and executed
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Portuguese firearms and tactics later contributed to Ethiopian victory at Wayna Daga ⓘ Portuguese force largely destroyed ⓘ |
| hasSource | chronicle of Miguel de Castanhoso NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStartTime | 1541 ⓘ |
| hasTheaterOfWar |
Lake Tana region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Ethiopia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFollowedBy | continued Portuguese–Ethiopian military cooperation ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
History of Ethiopia
NERFINISHED
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History of Somalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Ottoman–Portuguese conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ Portuguese Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | Adal Sultanate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Ethiopian–Adal war NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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