Adal Sultanate
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The Adal Sultanate also known as the Adal Empire, or Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling Adel Sultanate, Adal Sultanate) (Arabic: سلطنة عدل) was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa.[2] It was founded by Sabr ad-Din III on the Harar plateau in Adal after the fall of the Sultanate of Ifat.[3] The kingdom flourished c. 1415 to 1577.[4] At its height, the polity under Sultan Badlay controlled the territory stretching from Cape Guardafui in Somalia to the port city of Suakin in Sudan.[5][6][7][8][9][10] The Adal Empire maintained a robust commercial and political relationship with the Ottoman Empire.[11] Sultanate of Adal was alternatively known as the federation of Zeila.[12]
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Sultanate of Adal | |||||||||
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1415–1577 | |||||||||
The combined three banners used by Ahmad al-Ghazi's forces | |||||||||
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Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||
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Government | Kingdom | ||||||||
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• 1415–1423 (first) | Sabr ad-Din III | ||||||||
• 1577 (last) | Muhammad Gasa | ||||||||
Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 1415 | ||||||||
1415 | |||||||||
• War with Yeshaq I | 1415–1429 | ||||||||
• Succession Crisis | 1518–1526 | ||||||||
1529–1543 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 1577 | ||||||||
Currency | Ashrafi[1] | ||||||||
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