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Ethiopian–Adal War Continues
In the 1520s the conflict between the Ethiopian Empire and the Adal Sultanate escalated;…
Timeline
- 1521–1525Afar frontier · AfarEthiopia and Adal fought repeatedly in the Afar lowlands and along the highland margins, contesting control of trade routes and pasturelands; small-scale clashes ran through the early 1520s.
- 1525–1527Adal Sultanate · AdalThe Adal Sultanate obtained firearms and mercenary support through Red Sea ports and Arab merchants, gradually upgrading its tactics and equipment in preparation for the large-scale invasion after 1529.
- 1527–1530Shewa Highlands · ShewaIn March 1529 Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi led his army to rout the main force of Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II at Shimbra Kure, breaking through Ethiopia's eastern defenses and opening a route into the imperial heartland, sharply escalating the war's scale and intensity.
Sources
- Ethiopian–Adal War https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopian%E2%80%93Adal_War
- Battle of Shimbra Kure https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Shimbra_Kure
- The Ethiopian Campaigns of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi — Richard Pankhurst