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| Abu Bakr organized ] troops, 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 ] troops, 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> | ||
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Sultan of the Sultanate of Adal| Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad أبو بكر بن محمد | |
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| Sultan of the Sultanate of Adal | |
| Reign | 1525-1526 |
| Dynasty | Walashma dynasty |
| Religion | Islam |
Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad (Template:Lang-ar) (reigned 1525 - 1526) was a sultan of Adal. Richard Pankhurst credits Abu Bakr with founding the city of Harar, which he made his military headquarters in 1520.
Reign
Abu Bakr organized Somali troops, then attacked Sultan Garad Abun ibn Adash of Adal and killed him, making himself sultan. However, his control over Adal was disputed by Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi, who eventually defeated Abu Bakr and killed him. The Imam then made Abu Bakr's brother Umar Din sultan.
Notes
- Richard Pankhurst, History of Ethiopian Towns (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982), p. 49.
- J. Spencer Trimingham, Islam in Ethiopia (Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege for the University Press, 1952), pp. 85f.
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