Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
Politician
1507 – 1543
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Who was Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi?
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi "the Conqueror" was an Imam and General of Adal who invaded Ethiopia and defeated several Ethiopian emperors. With the help of an army mainly composed of Somalis, Imam Ahmad, embarked on a conquest which brought three-quarters of Ethiopia under the power of the Muslim Sultanate of Adal during the Ethiopian-Adal War from 1529-43.
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- Born
- 1507
Zeila - Religion
- Islam
- Ethnicity
- Somali people
- Died
- Feb 21, 1543
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on July 23, 2013
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