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Bati del Wambara fl. 1531, (Harari: ባቲ ዲል ወምበረ, lit. victory is her seat)[1] was the Harari[2] wife of the 16th-century general, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim, and then his successor, Nur ibn Mujahid. She was extremely influential in shaping both her husbands' military policies in their campaigns against the Ethiopian Empire.[3][4]
| Bati del Wambara | |
|---|---|
| Emira of the Adal Sultanate | |
| Tenure | mid-16th century |
| Husband | Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim (d. 1543) Emir Nur ibn Mujahid (m. 1552) |
| Issue | Muhammad Ahmad A daughter |
| Father | Mahfuz |
| Religion | Islam |
Bati del Wambara was born the daughter of Mahfuz, Emir of Harar and later governor of Zeila. She married Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi and accompanied him in his jihad[5] to make Ethiopia a Muslim province.[1] During this expedition, she gave birth to two sons - Muhammad in 1531 and Ahmad in 1533.[1]
When her husband was killed and their eldest son captured by the forces of Emperor Gelawdewos (the son of Emperor Lebna Dengle), del Wambara successfully negotiated with the Dowager Empress Seble Wongel to exchange the captured brother of Gelawdewos for the boy.[3][4] Del Wambara then fled to Harar with 40 soldiers and 300 horsemen.[6]
In 1552,[4] nearly 10 years after Imam ibn Ibrahim's death, she insisted that Nur ibn Mujahid eliminate the emperor of Ethiopia prior to their marriage.[7] She is supposed to have pushed him into reviving the jihad in order to avenge the death of her deceased husband.[8] In 1559, Nur ibn Mujahid's forces fought against the heavily outnumbered Emperor Gelawdewos in Fatagar, and the dead body of Ethiopian emperor was beheaded, reportedly on the order of del Wambara.[4]
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