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| '''Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad''' (reigned ] - ]) was a ] of ]. Pankhurst credits Abu Bakr with founding the city of ],<ref>Richard Pankhurst, ''History of Ethiopian Towns'' (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982), p. 49.</ref> which he made his military headquarters in ]. | |||
| | name = Abū Bakr ibn Muḥammad<br/>{{lang|ar|أبو بكر بن محمد}} | |||
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| | reign = 1525–1526 | |||
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| | predecessor = ] (1518–1520) | |||
| | successor = ](1526-1547)<br>] (puppet ruler) | |||
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| '''Abū Bakr ibn Muḥammad''' ({{langx|ar|أبو بكر بن محمد}}), (reigned 1525–1526), was a ] of the ] in the ]. The historian ] credits Abu Bakr with founding the city of ],<ref>Richard Pankhurst, ''History of Ethiopian Towns'' (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982), p. 49.</ref> which he made his military headquarters in 1520. He was of ] background.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Levine |first1=Donald |title=Ethiopia’s Dilemma: Missed Chances from the 1960s to the Present |publisher=University of Chicago Press |page=3 |url=https://scholarworks.wmich.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?referer=&httpsredir=1&article=1000&context=ijad}}</ref> | |||
| ==Reign== | |||
| Abu Bakr collected a band of ] brigands, then attacked Sultan ] of Adal and killed him, making himself sultan. However, his control over Adal was disputed by ] ], who eventually defeated Abu Bakr and killed him. The Imam then made Abu Bakr's brother ] sultan.<ref>J. Spencer Trimingham, ''Islam in Ethiopia'' (Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege for the University Press, 1952), pp. 85f.</ref> | |||
| Abu Bakr organized Somali troops, then attacked the popular leader of Adal emir ] and killed him subsequently moving the capital of Adal Sultanate to ] city.<ref>{{cite book |title=Abu Bakr b. Muhammad b. Azar |publisher=Encyclopedia Aethiopica |url=https://en.sewasew.com/p/abu-bakr-b-muhammad-b-azar}}</ref> However, a power struggle with ] ] would ensue, who eventually defeated Abu Bakr and killed him. The Imam then made Abu Bakr's younger brother, ], the new sultan, although the latter only reigned as a ].<ref>{{harvnb|Spencer Trimingham|1952|pp=85f.}}; cf. {{harvnb|Tamrat|1977|p=169}}.</ref> | |||
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| *{{cite book|last1=Spencer Trimingham|first1=John|author1-link=J. Spencer Trimingham|date=1952|title=Islam in Ethiopia|location=Oxford|publisher=Oxford University Press|oclc=458382994}} | |||
| *{{cite book|last1=Tamrat|first1=Taddesse|author1-link=Taddesse Tamrat|date=1977|chapter= Ethiopia, the Red Sea and the Horn|editor1-last=Oliver|editor1-first=Roland|editor1-link=Roland Oliver|title=The Cambridge History of Africa. Volume 3: from c. 1050 to c. 1600|location=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|pages=98–182|isbn=978-0-521-20981-6}} | |||
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Sultan| Abū Bakr ibn Muḥammad أبو بكر بن محمد | |
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| Sultan | |
| Sultan of the Adal Sultanate | |
| Reign | 1525–1526 |
| Predecessor | Garad Abun Adashe (1518–1520) |
| Successor | Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi(1526-1547) Umar Din (puppet ruler) |
| Dynasty | Walashmaʿ dynasty |
| Religion | Islam |
Abū Bakr ibn Muḥammad (Arabic: أبو بكر بن محمد), (reigned 1525–1526), was a Sultan of the Adal Sultanate in the Horn of Africa. The historian Richard Pankhurst credits Abu Bakr with founding the city of Harar, which he made his military headquarters in 1520. He was of Harari background.
Reign
Abu Bakr organized Somali troops, then attacked the popular leader of Adal emir Garad Abun Adashe and killed him subsequently moving the capital of Adal Sultanate to Harar city. However, a power struggle with Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi would ensue, who eventually defeated Abu Bakr and killed him. The Imam then made Abu Bakr's younger brother, Umar Din, the new sultan, although the latter only reigned as a puppet king.
See also
Notes
- Richard Pankhurst, History of Ethiopian Towns (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982), p. 49.
- Levine, Donald. Ethiopia’s Dilemma: Missed Chances from the 1960s to the Present. University of Chicago Press. p. 3.
- Abu Bakr b. Muhammad b. Azar. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
- Spencer Trimingham 1952, pp. 85f.; cf. Tamrat 1977, p. 169.
Works cited
- Spencer Trimingham, John (1952). Islam in Ethiopia. Oxford: Oxford University Press. OCLC 458382994.
- Tamrat, Taddesse (1977). "Ethiopia, the Red Sea and the Horn". In Oliver, Roland (ed.). The Cambridge History of Africa. Volume 3: from c. 1050 to c. 1600. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 98–182. ISBN 978-0-521-20981-6.
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