Emirate of Adal إمارة اودال | |||||||||
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| 900–1288 | |||||||||
 The Emirate of Adal in the 13th century. | |||||||||
| Capital | Zeila | ||||||||
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| Government | Emirate | ||||||||
| Emir | |||||||||
• Conquered by Sultan Ali | 3 July 1288 | ||||||||
| 3 July 1332 | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | 900 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1288 | ||||||||
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The Emirate of Adal[1] or Adal Kingdom[2] was a medieval Muslim state in the eastern regions of the Horn of Africa between the 10th century and the early 14th century centered around the city of Zeila.[3]
Location
editThe Kingdom was mostly located in modern day Awdal and had Zeila as a capital city but also controlled other interior towns like Abasa or Dakkar extending into the Harar plateau to the south-east and modern day Djibouti in the west.[4][5]
History
editEarly history
editIslam was first introduced to the area early on from the Arabian Peninsula, shortly after the Hijrah. Zeila's two-mihrab Masjid al-Qiblatayn dates to the 7th century, and is one of the oldest mosques in the world.[6]
Conquered by Sultan 'Ali Baziyu
editAlthough nominally attached to the State of Awfat at that time, the Emirate still had a noticeable political autonomy under a certain Emir.[7]
During Amde Seyon
editSee also
editSources
edit- ^ Kaplan Irving. Area Handbook for Somalia. p. 18.
- ^ Encyclopedia Americana. Americana Corporation. p. 255.
- ^ Dubov, Kalman (2021-12-21). In the Shadows of the Christian See: Maintaining Integrity in the Face of Challenge. Kalman Dubov.
- ^ P. Stéphane. Historic Mosques in Sub-Saharan Africa: From Timbuktu to Zanzibar. p. 127.
- ^ Joseph Cuoq. L'Islam en Éthiopie des origines au XVIe siècle. p. 142.
- ^ Briggs, Phillip (2012). Somaliland. Bradt Travel Guides. p. 7. ISBN 978-1841623719.
- ^ E. Cerulli. Islam Yesterday and Today. p. 355.