Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi

Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al - Ghazi (Arabic: أحمد بن إبراهيم الغازي, DMG Aḥmad ibn Ibrāhīm al - Gazi, * 1506; . † 1543), Mohammed Gran ( granye - " left-handed " ) called, was a Somali or Muslim- Ethiopian rulers of the pre-colonial period. From 1529 until his case in 1543, he led a campaign of conquest of the Sultanate of Adal against Ethiopia. In the Somali he is known as Gurey.

Life

He was the son of General Ibrahim at the court of the Sultan of Adal ( Harar ). After losing to the Emperor of Ethiopia ( Abyssinia ) in 1516, the Sultan wanted to surrender and pay tribute. There were violent power struggles at court, was killed in the course of Ibrahim Sultan, Prince Mahfuz of Zeila seized power and a new Sultan as a straw man began. Mahfuz but fell to 1518 in the continuing fight against Ethiopia.

Just 14 years old, married Ahmad against the protest of the soldiers in 1520 Mahfuz ' daughter Bati del Wambara, killed the Sultan, who had again drawn a surrender into consideration, and made initially to the new Sultan Barakat. In 1525 he took the title itself and called 1527 - now 21 years old - to resist the Ethiopian attackers jihad from.

During his absence on account of the campaigns he made Barakat again to the Sultan, defeated in 1529 the emperor and conquered at least three-quarters of Ethiopia was ( other reportedly five-sixths ) until terminated by Emperor Claudius defeated and killed in 1543 at the Battle of Wayna Daga.

His widow, the daughter of Mahfuz, was taken prisoner, but was exchanged for the once caught by Ahmad Ethiopian Crown Prince. Wambara first took over the regency and married Ahmad's nephew Nur al - Mudjahid, it is considered as one of the uncrowned queens and true rulers in the Islamic world. Together they sat by Barakat's death to the unsuccessful struggle continues. Wambara fell in 1552, only in 1567, after he defeated in 1559, and Emperor Claudius had killed. Ahmad ( 1531 and 1533 born ) sons were probably also killed during the fighting.

  • Politicians (Somalia)
  • History ( Ethiopia)
  • History ( Somalia)
  • Sultan
  • Ethiopian
  • Born in 1506
  • Died in 1543
  • Man
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