Battle of Gomit
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Belligerents | |||||||
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Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Zara Yaqob Hassab Bawasaan | Badlay ibn Sa'ad ad-Din † | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown |
The Battle of Gomit[1] was fought in 1445 between the Ethiopian Empire and a powerful Muslim army under the Adal Sultanate. The Ethiopians were led by Emperor Zara Yaqob, while the forces of Adal were led by Sultan Badlay ibn Sa'ad ad-Din. The Ethiopian army was victorious, and Badlay was slain.[2]
References
- ^ http://www.kruk.ayz.pl/cesarstwo/Historia1.html (Polish)
- ^ J. Spencer Trimingham, Islam in Ethiopia (Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege for the University Press, 1952), p. 75. https://zelalemkibret.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/islam-in-ethiopia-j-spencer-trimingham.pdf
Categories:
- Battles involving Ethiopia
- 15th century in Ethiopia
- Battles of the Middle Ages
- Conflicts in 1445
- Battles involving the Adal Sultanate
- Battles of the Abyssinian–Adal war