Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
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Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi was the Imam of the Adal Sultanate from 1527 to 1543. Commonly named Ahmed Gragn in Amharic and Gurey in Somali, both meaning the left-handed, he led the invasion and conque
Statue of Imam Ahmad in Mogadishu, Somalia
Ruins of Hubat near Dire Dawa
Early 20th century illustration of Imam Ahmad
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi's pioneering use of cannons figured in his conquest of Ethiopian territories.
Battle of Wayna Daga
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The Battle of Wayna Daga was a large-scale battle between the Ethiopian forces and the Portuguese Empire and the forces of the Adal Sultanate and the Ottoman Empire in the east of Lake Tana in Ethiopi
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
…their hearts as "they understood well that we had only come to avenge the past". The Abyssinians and Portuguese met Ahmad on 21 February 1543 in the Battle of Wayna Daga. The Imam had an army of over 15,000 soldiers including 200 Turkish musketeers, where as the Abyssinians and Portuguese had a combined force of around…
Geography around Lake Tana.
Portuguese depiction of an Ethiopian foot-soldier and his wife.