Adal Sultanate
The Adal Sultanate also known as the Adal Empire, or Bar Saʿad dīn (alt. spelling Adel Sultanate, Adal Sultanate) (Arabic: عدال سلطنة) was a medieval Sunni Muslim Empire which was located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din III on the Harar plateau in Adal after the fall of the Sultanate of Ifat. The kingdom flourished c. 1415 to 1577. 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. The Adal Empire maintained a robust commercial and political relationship with the Ottoman Empire. Sultanate of Adal was alternatively known as the federation of Zeila.
Sultanate of Adal عدال سلطنة | |||||||||
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The combined three banners used by Ahmad al-Ghazi's forces | |||||||||
The Adal Sultanate in c. 1540 | |||||||||
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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 | ||||||||
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• War with Yeshaq I | 1415–1429 | ||||||||
• Succession Crisis | 1518–1526 | ||||||||
| 1529–1543 | |||||||||
• Disestablished | 1577 | ||||||||
| Currency | Ashrafi | ||||||||
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