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And the robes and those of his leaders were adorned with silver and shone on all sides. And the dagger which he carried at his side was richly adorned with gold and precious stones; and his amulet was adorned with drops of gold; and the inscriptions on the amulet were of gold paint. And his parasol
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Badlay's remains were dismembered and sent to different provinces. Additionally, the possessions of both him and his wife, including their diverse collection of robes, were distributed among several monastic communities. Despite this victory, the Zara Yakob decided not to conquer the Adalites,
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believing they were outside of the Christian boundary and shouldn't be included in his kingdom. However, historian Mohammad Hassan states Adal's territorial defense capabilities persuaded the Ethiopian monarch from attempting to occupy the state.
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and the rulers of the Arab peninsula allowed Muslims to obtain luxury items that Christian Ethiopians, whose relations with the outside world were blocked, could not get. Christian documents describing the Sultan Badlay
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used his spear to strike Badlay and slit his throat. When the Muslims saw that Badlay was dead, they took to flight, but were pursued by the Abyssinians who cut them down as they fled.
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Early in the battle, an Abyssinian soldier shot an arrow at the face of Sultan Badlay, who caught it in his hand. Sultan Badlay then charged at
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and captured booty which seemed absolutely marvelous to the Christian Ethiopians; in fact, the commercial relations that existed between the
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came from the land of Syria and it was such beautiful work that those who looked at it marveled, and winged serpents were painted on it.
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was advancing to attack him. He then marched south with the army of his vassal Hassab Bawassan to confront Badlay in Dawaro.
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As the Adalite forces retreated, they were led by the Sultan's brother, Khair ad-Din. While attempting to cross the
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in 1443, and again in 1445, but while in Dago, the Emperor
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1445 battle between the Ethiopian Empire and Adal Sultanate
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Index

Dawaro
Ethiopian Empire

Ethiopian Empire

Adal Sultanate

Zara Yaqob

Arwe Badlay

Ethiopian Empire
Adal Sultanate
Zara Yaqob
Badlay ibn Sa'ad ad-Din
Ethiopian
Dawaro
Zara Yaqob
Badlay ibn Sa'ad ad-Din
Zara Yaqob
Zara Yaqob
Awash River
Richard Pankhurst
Hawash River
Adal Sultanate
Islam Yesterday and Today
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