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Ethiopian–Adal War

1529 CE – 1543 CE

Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ('Grañ') of the Adal Sultanate nearly conquered the Ethiopian Empire with Ottoman support.

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1529–1543 war between the Ethiopian Empire and Adal Sultanate

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Conflict · Africa

Ethiopian–Adal War

1529 CE – 1543 CE

Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ('Grañ') of the Adal Sultanate nearly conquered the Ethiopian Empire with Ottoman support. Portuguese intervention helped Ethiopia survive, but both empires were devastated by the conflict.

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