
Adal Sultanate
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Founded | 1415 |
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Date dissolved | 1555 |
Historical era | Middle Ages |
Common languages | Somali |
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Government | Kingdom |
Capitals | Saylac |
Dakkar | |
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ID | 1084490 |
About Adal Sultanate
The Adal Sultanate, or Kingdom of Adal, was a Muslim Somali kingdom and sultanate located in the Horn of Africa. It was founded by Sabr ad-Din II after the fall of the Sultanate of Ifat. The kingdom flourished from around 1415 to 1577. The sultanate and state were established by the local inhabitants of Zeila.