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Conflict between the Ifat Sultanate and Ethiopia

Type Event Region Africa Time 1320–1330

In the 1320s sustained military conflict erupted between Ethiopia's Solomonid emperor Amda Seyon I and an alliance of eastern Muslim sultanates led b…

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  1. 1320–1325Ifat · EthiopiaThe Ifat Sultanate joined with Muslim city-states such as Adal and Dawaro to refuse tribute to Amda Seyon, cut off some trade routes, and raided the edges of the Christian highlands, provoking an eastern campaign by the Ethiopian royal army.
  2. 1326–1330Eastern edge of the Ethiopian Highlands · EthiopiaAmda Seyon led his army deep into Ifat's heartland, defeating sultans such as Sabr ad-Din, destroying some fortresses, and reestablishing suzerain authority; by the late 1320s the Muslim city-states once again acknowledged tribute obligations, though the roots of conflict were not fully eliminated.

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