Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi

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Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi was a 16th-century Somali Muslim military leader and imam who led the Adal Sultanate’s campaigns against the Christian Ethiopian Empire during the Ethiopian–Adal war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Muslim
Somali person
historical figure
imam
military commander
alliedWith Harar-based Adal nobility NERFINISHED
Ottoman Empire NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Ahmad Gragn NERFINISHED
Ahmad Gran NERFINISHED
Ahmed Gragn NERFINISHED
Imam Ahmad NERFINISHED
battle Battle of Amba Sel NERFINISHED
Battle of Shimbra Kure NERFINISHED
Battle of Wayna Daga NERFINISHED
birthCentury 16th century
causeOfDeath killed in battle
conflict Ethiopian–Adal war NERFINISHED
wars against the Christian Ethiopian Empire
countryOfCitizenship Adal Sultanate NERFINISHED
deathYear 1543
describedIn Futuh al-Habasha NERFINISHED
ethnicity Somali NERFINISHED
honorific al-Ghazi NERFINISHED
impact introduction of firearms on a large scale in regional warfare
temporary conquest of large parts of the Ethiopian Empire
leaderOf Adal Sultanate forces NERFINISHED
legacy controversial figure in Ethiopian and Somali historiography
militaryTactic jihad-based mobilization
use of firearms in Horn of Africa warfare
movement Islamic jihad in the Horn of Africa
notableFor campaigns against the Ethiopian Empire
leading the Ethiopian–Adal war
religiously motivated military campaigns
opponent Emperor Lebna Dengel NERFINISHED
Ethiopian Empire NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Wayna Daga NERFINISHED
positionHeld imam of the Adal Sultanate
military leader of the Adal Sultanate
regionOfActivity Ethiopian Highlands NERFINISHED
Horn of Africa NERFINISHED
Somali territories NERFINISHED
religion Islam
spouse Bati del Wambara NERFINISHED
timePeriod early modern period
usedMilitaryTechnology Ottoman-supplied artillery
matchlock firearms

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Cristóvão da Gama opponent Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi