The historian Al-Umari records that Ifat was situated near the Red Sea coast, and states its size as 15 days travel by 20 days travel. Its army numbered 15,000 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers. Al-Umari also credits it with seven "mother cities": Belqulzar, Kuljura, Shimi, Shewa, Adal, Jamme and Laboo. Professor Taddesse Tamrat believes Ifat's borders included Fatagar, Dawaro and Bale. This gave the polity control of the trade route inland from Zeila, making it a major commercial power. While reporting that its center was "a place called Walalah, probably the modern Wäläle south of Šäno in the Ěnkwoy valley, about 50 miles ENE of Addis Ababa", G.W.B. Huntingford offers a more tangible description of Ifat's borders (although he admits they are "provisional"), stating that its southern and eastern boundaries were along the Awash River, the western frontier a line drawn between Medra Kabd towards the Jamma river east of Debre Libanos (which it shared with Damot), and the northern boundary along the Adabay and Mofar rivers.
The Ruler That Almost Made Ethiopia A Muslim State
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Bold move, Cotton; I hope it pays off for them: The Sultanate of Ifat (1185-1403 CE)
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Ottoman-Portuguese War in Africa - Ethiopian–Adal War DOCUMENTARY
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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the Ottoman Empire, continues with the second episode of the Ottoman-Portuguese War as both empires try to support their allies in Africa in the Ethiopian-Adal War between Lebna Dengel and Ahmad Gragn. The conflict peaked at the famous battle of Wayna Daga in 1543. Previously we have covered the struggle of two empires in India and the siege of Diu of 1538 (https://youtu.be/_P6PIndpEAc).
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#DEGDEG ★★ " WAX KA BARO: BOQORTOOYADA IF-AAD / SULTANATE OF IFAT" BEELWEYNTA CIISE ★★
Ethiopia: https://youtu.be/ioK4v9mfsaQ
Ethiopian Church: https://youtu.be/HgTjhzK4FeE
HaileSelassie: https://youtu.be/1iPHUJjDRRM
Ahmed: https://youtu.be/LkWZSd1j9vU
Population: https://youtu.be/m6thsxh8Adw
Aksum vs. Persia: https://youtu.be/cPQ3TS4fTFk
Ge'ez: https://youtu.be/IgFKhKFomYU
Medri Bahri: https://youtu.be/Lhc0OCpLHIU
Hadiya: https://youtu.be/LsiiJm6r_II
Eleni: https://youtu.be/gQZsTC2yK3E
Zera Yakob: https://youtu.be/cDR6UyoRpP8
Politics: https://youtu.be/SVM99GHXa80
Ezana: https://youtu.be/qJ3qWEXB8b4
Yekuno Amlak: https://youtu.be/wXbaD1O2nPU
Adal: https://youtu.be/t_qeppuknf0
Mansa Musa: https://youtu.be/0Pdybv9A5TA
Solomonic Dynasty: https://youtu.be/gJki2tAaNUQ
Macedonia: https://youtu.be/RxTWz_6OQHs
Zagwe Dynasty: https://youtu.be/M_i43sSD1us
Benin: https://youtu.be/L8Ju34yjf6M
Aksum: https://youtu.be/VZIVdkMJXaU
ማጣቀሻ(Reference)
- Trimingham, J. Spencer (2013) [1952]. Islam in Ethiopia
- Ullendorff, Edward (1966). "The Glorious Victories of 'Amda Ṣeyon, King of Ethiopia"
- Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands: Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century
- Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (1270–1527)
- Fauvelle, François-Xavier. The Awfāt Sultanate, its capital and the Walasmaʿ necropolis
- Trimingham, John (1952). Islam in Ethiopia
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Ifat
Ethiopia: https://youtu.be/ioK4v9mfsaQ
Ethiopian Church: https://youtu.be/HgTjhzK4FeE
HaileSelassie: https://youtu.be/1iPHUJjDRRM
Ahmed: https://youtu.be/LkWZSd1j9vU
Population: https://youtu.be/m6thsxh8Adw
Aksum vs. Persia: https://youtu.be/cPQ3TS4fTFk
Ge'ez: https://youtu.be/IgFKhKFomYU
Medri Bahri: https://youtu.be/Lhc0OCpLHIU
Hadiya: https://youtu.be/LsiiJm6r_II
Eleni: https://youtu.be/gQZsTC2yK3E
Zera Yakob: https://youtu.be/cDR6UyoRpP8
Politics: https://youtu.be/SVM99GHXa80
Ezana: https://youtu.be/qJ3qWEXB8b4
Yekuno Amlak: https://youtu.be/wXbaD1O2nPU
Adal: https://youtu.be/t_qeppuknf0
Mansa Musa: https://youtu.be/0Pdybv9A5TA
Solomonic Dynasty: https://youtu.be/gJki2tAaNUQ
Macedonia: https://youtu.be/RxTWz_6OQHs
Zagwe Dynasty: https://youtu.be/M_i43sSD1us
Benin: https://youtu.be/L8Ju34yjf6M
Aksum: https://youtu.be/VZIVdkMJXaU
ማጣቀሻ(Reference)
- Trimingham, J. Spencer (2013) [1952]. Islam in Ethiopia
- Ullendorff, Edward (1966). "The Glorious Victories of 'Amda Ṣeyon, King of Ethiopia"
- Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands: Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century
- Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (1270–1527)
- Fauvelle, François-Xavier. The Awfāt Sultanate, its capital and the Walasmaʿ necropolis
- Trimingham, John (1952). Islam in Ethiopia
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Ifat
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In this short, Joseph discusses the Sultanate of Ifat of Medieval Somaliland.
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In this short, Joseph discusses the Sultanate of Ifat of Medieval Somaliland.
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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the Ottoman Empire, continues with the second episode of the Ottoman-Portuguese War as both empires try to support their allies in Africa in the Ethiopian-Adal War between Lebna Dengel and Ahmad Gragn. The conflict peaked at the famous battle of Wayna Daga in 1543. Previously we have covered the struggle of two empires in India and the siege of Diu of 1538 (https://youtu.be/_P6PIndpEAc).
Previously in our animated historical documentary series on the Ottoman Wars, we have covered the battles of Kosovo (http://bit.ly/2JI3F0p), Nicopolis (http://bit.ly/2zUNRre), Ankara (http://bit.ly/2uW7r0D), Varna (http://bit.ly/2JIK2VG), Second Kosovo, Constantinople (http://bit.ly/2uELWlI), Belgrade, Targoviste and Otlukbeli (http://bit.ly/2JOBlcQ), Vaslui, Valea Alba (http://bit.ly/2C9Cm0l), Skanderbeg's rebellion (http://bit.ly/2BYMYgW), Breadfield, Krbava, Otranto and Chaldiran (http://bit.ly/2DUa3mJ)the Ottoman-Mamluk War of 1516-1517 (http://bit.ly/2CxSkyp), siege of Rhodes in 1522 (http://bit.ly/2GHrRTC), the battle of Mohacs of 1526 (http://bit.ly/2V1YgeQ), the siege of Vienna of 1529 (http://bit.ly/2VRujdc), the battle of Preveza (http://bit.ly/2KR1uwf) and the battles of Gorjani, siege of Castelnuovo (http://bit.ly/2MoDZMa), sieges of Buda and Eger (http://bit.ly/2kcVkuK). the siege of Malta (http://bit.ly/374kXSh), siege of Szigetvar (http://bit.ly/2Nj6xVW) Famagusta (http://bit.ly/3b5dXX0) and Lepanto (https://bit.ly/2SocQcX).
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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the Ottoman Empire, continues with the second episode of the Ottoman-Portuguese War as both empires try to support their allies in Africa in the Ethiopian-Adal War between Lebna Dengel and Ahmad Gragn. The conflict peaked at the famous battle of Wayna Daga in 1543. Previously we have covered the struggle of two empires in India and the siege of Diu of 1538 (https://youtu.be/_P6PIndpEAc).
Previously in our animated historical documentary series on the Ottoman Wars, we have covered the battles of Kosovo (http://bit.ly/2JI3F0p), Nicopolis (http://bit.ly/2zUNRre), Ankara (http://bit.ly/2uW7r0D), Varna (http://bit.ly/2JIK2VG), Second Kosovo, Constantinople (http://bit.ly/2uELWlI), Belgrade, Targoviste and Otlukbeli (http://bit.ly/2JOBlcQ), Vaslui, Valea Alba (http://bit.ly/2C9Cm0l), Skanderbeg's rebellion (http://bit.ly/2BYMYgW), Breadfield, Krbava, Otranto and Chaldiran (http://bit.ly/2DUa3mJ)the Ottoman-Mamluk War of 1516-1517 (http://bit.ly/2CxSkyp), siege of Rhodes in 1522 (http://bit.ly/2GHrRTC), the battle of Mohacs of 1526 (http://bit.ly/2V1YgeQ), the siege of Vienna of 1529 (http://bit.ly/2VRujdc), the battle of Preveza (http://bit.ly/2KR1uwf) and the battles of Gorjani, siege of Castelnuovo (http://bit.ly/2MoDZMa), sieges of Buda and Eger (http://bit.ly/2kcVkuK). the siege of Malta (http://bit.ly/374kXSh), siege of Szigetvar (http://bit.ly/2Nj6xVW) Famagusta (http://bit.ly/3b5dXX0) and Lepanto (https://bit.ly/2SocQcX).
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Ethiopia: https://youtu.be/ioK4v9mfsaQ
Ethiopian Church: https://youtu.be/HgTjhzK4FeE
HaileSelassie: https://youtu.be/1iPHUJjDRRM
Ahmed: https://youtu.be/LkWZSd1j9vU
Population: https://youtu.be/m6thsxh8Adw
Aksum vs. Persia: https://youtu.be/cPQ3TS4fTFk
Ge'ez: https://youtu.be/IgFKhKFomYU
Medri Bahri: https://youtu.be/Lhc0OCpLHIU
Hadiya: https://youtu.be/LsiiJm6r_II
Eleni: https://youtu.be/gQZsTC2yK3E
Zera Yakob: https://youtu.be/cDR6UyoRpP8
Politics: https://youtu.be/SVM99GHXa80
Ezana: https://youtu.be/qJ3qWEXB8b4
Yekuno Amlak: https://youtu.be/wXbaD1O2nPU
Adal: https://youtu.be/t_qeppuknf0
Mansa Musa: https://youtu.be/0Pdybv9A5TA
Solomonic Dynasty: https://youtu.be/gJki2tAaNUQ
Macedonia: https://youtu.be/RxTWz_6OQHs
Zagwe Dynasty: https://youtu.be/M_i43sSD1us
Benin: https://youtu.be/L8Ju34yjf6M
Aksum: https://youtu.be/VZIVdkMJXaU
ማጣቀሻ(Reference)
- Trimingham, J. Spencer (2013) [1952]. Islam in Ethiopia
- Ullendorff, Edward (1966). "The Glorious Victories of 'Amda Ṣeyon, King of Ethiopia"
- Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands: Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century
- Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (1270–1527)
- Fauvelle, François-Xavier. The Awfāt Sultanate, its capital and the Walasmaʿ necropolis
- Trimingham, John (1952). Islam in Ethiopia
- https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sultanate_of_Ifat
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How the African Continent fell before Colonialism:
https://bit.ly/2ZqZjne
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In this short, Joseph discusses the Sultanate of Ifat of Medieval Somaliland.
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Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the Ottoman Empire, continues with the second episode of the Ottoman-Portuguese War as both empires try to support their allies in Africa in the Ethiopian-Adal War between Lebna Dengel and Ahmad Gragn. The conflict peaked at the famous battle of Wayna Daga in 1543. Previously we have covered the struggle of two empires in India and the siege of Diu of 1538 (https://youtu.be/_P6PIndpEAc).
Previously in our animated historical documentary series on the Ottoman Wars, we have covered the battles of Kosovo (http://bit.ly/2JI3F0p), Nicopolis (http://bit.ly/2zUNRre), Ankara (http://bit.ly/2uW7r0D), Varna (http://bit.ly/2JIK2VG), Second Kosovo, Constantinople (http://bit.ly/2uELWlI), Belgrade, Targoviste and Otlukbeli (http://bit.ly/2JOBlcQ), Vaslui, Valea Alba (http://bit.ly/2C9Cm0l), Skanderbeg's rebellion (http://bit.ly/2BYMYgW), Breadfield, Krbava, Otranto and Chaldiran (http://bit.ly/2DUa3mJ)the Ottoman-Mamluk War of 1516-1517 (http://bit.ly/2CxSkyp), siege of Rhodes in 1522 (http://bit.ly/2GHrRTC), the battle of Mohacs of 1526 (http://bit.ly/2V1YgeQ), the siege of Vienna of 1529 (http://bit.ly/2VRujdc), the battle of Preveza (http://bit.ly/2KR1uwf) and the battles of Gorjani, siege of Castelnuovo (http://bit.ly/2MoDZMa), sieges of Buda and Eger (http://bit.ly/2kcVkuK). the siege of Malta (http://bit.ly/374kXSh), siege of Szigetvar (http://bit.ly/2Nj6xVW) Famagusta (http://bit.ly/3b5dXX0) and Lepanto (https://bit.ly/2SocQcX).
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The historian Al-Umari records that Ifat was situated near the Red Sea coast, and states its size as 15 days travel by 20 days travel. Its army numbered 15,000 horsemen and 20,000 foot soldiers. Al-Umari also credits it with seven "mother cities": Belqulzar, Kuljura, Shimi, Shewa, Adal, Jamme and Laboo. Professor Taddesse Tamrat believes Ifat's borders included Fatagar, Dawaro and Bale. This gave the polity control of the trade route inland from Zeila, making it a major commercial power. While reporting that its center was "a place called Walalah, probably the modern Wäläle south of Šäno in the Ěnkwoy valley, about 50 miles ENE of Addis Ababa", G.W.B. Huntingford offers a more tangible description of Ifat's borders (although he admits they are "provisional"), stating that its southern and eastern boundaries were along the Awash River, the western frontier a line drawn between Medra Kabd towards the Jamma river east of Debre Libanos (which it shared with Damot), and the northern boundary along the Adabay and Mofar rivers.