Abu Bakr "the Slim" (Qaṭin) also known simply as Qaṭin sometimes spelt Qecchin or Katchthcen was a general in the Adal Sultanate under Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.[1] Abubaker's sobriquet "Qaṭin" is derived from the Harari term for "thin".[2][3] He was the Garad of Hubat.[4]
Abu Bakr Qatin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15th Century |
| Allegiance | Adal Sultanate |
| Rank | Emir |
| Battles/wars | Ethiopian–Adal War |
Political and militant career edit
He often accompanied the Malassay during the Ethiopian-Adal War.[5] Qecchin was a victim to the early Abyssinian invasion of Adal in which his mother was briefly captured at the Battle of Hubat.[6] Qecchin led the conquest of Wofla in modern Tigray region and Kanfat in southern Begemder, after which he was appointed governor of these respective regions by Adal.[7]
References edit
- ^ Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia (PDF). University of London. p. 30.
- ^ Muth, Franz-Christoph. Allahs Netze: ʽArabfaqīhs Futūḥ al-Ḥabaša als Quelle für Netzwerkanalysen. Annales d'Éthiopie. p. 118.
- ^ Aspen, Harald. Proceedings of the 16th International Conference of Ethiopian Studies Volume 1 (PDF). Norwegian University of Science and Technology. p. 43.
- ^ Chekroun, Amélie. Le" Futuh al-Habasa" : écriture de l’histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa’ad ad-din (Ethiopie, XVIe siècle). l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. p. 423.
- ^ Molvaer, Reidulf. The Tragedy of Emperor Libne-Dingil of Ethiopia (1508-1540). Michigan State University Press. p. 31.
- ^ Budge, E. A. A History of Ethiopia: Volume I (Routledge Revivals): Nubia and Abyssinia. Routledge. pp. 327–328.
- ^ Chekroun, Amélie. Le" Futuh al-Habasa" : écriture de l’histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa’ad ad-din (Ethiopie, XVIe siècle). l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. p. 336.