Somali–Portuguese conflicts
1499-1543 military encounters between Portuguese and Somali forces / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Somali–Portuguese conflicts refers to the armed engagements between Portuguese forces and Somali forces,[2][3] namely those of the Adal Sultanate and the cities of Barawa and Mogadishu in the 16th century.[4][5][6]
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16th century map by Abraham Ortelius depicting the Portuguese Empire engaging with the city of Barawa | |||||
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Ahmad ibn Ibrahim † Nur ibn Mujahid Matan ibn Uthman † Sayid Mehmed † 'Umar al-Malik Rasūl ibn 'Ali Mir Ali Beg (POW) (1585–89) |
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Portugal made a notable intervention in the Ethiopian–Adal War on the side of Christian Ethiopia and although Cristóvão da Gama, the commander of the Portuguese expeditionary corps was captured and executed for not converting to Islam, the remaining Portuguese continued the campaign, and Ethiopia was ultimately defended successfully.[7][8][9]