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Amir Mohammed of Ifat
An emir of the Sultanate of Ifat in the early 14th century, active in the Muslim polity on the edge of the Ethiopian highlands.…
Timeline
- 1310–1320Ifat · EthiopiaInherited the Muslim polity of Ifat, controlling the Shewa–Afar trade route and links to Red Sea ports, governing local tribes by Islamic law, and maintaining a tense coexistence with the neighboring Christian Solomonic dynasty.
- 1321–1330Shewa · ShewaEmperor Amda Seyon campaigned repeatedly east against Muslim states in the 1320s, with Ifat bearing the brunt; Mohammed organized a coalition to resist, but suffered heavy defeat around 1328, weakening Ifat's power and setting the stage for the later rise of successor sultanates such as Adal.
Sources
- Ifat Sultanate https://www.britannica.com/place/Ifat
- The Ethiopian Borderlands: Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century — Richard Pankhurst (1997)