Ethiopian–Adal War
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The Ethiopian–Adal War, also known as the Abyssinian–Adal War and Futūḥ Al-Ḥabaša, was a war fought between the Christian Ethiopian Empire and the Muslim Adal Sultanate from 1529 to 1543. The Christian Ethiopian troops consisted of the Amhara, Tigrayans, Tigrinya and Agaw people, and at the closing of the war, supported by the Portuguese Empire with no less than four hundred musketeers. The Adal forces were composed of Harla/Harari, Somali, Afar as well as Arab and Turkish gunmen. Both sides would see the Maya mercenaries at times join their ranks. The conflict was followed shortly by the 16th century Ottoman-Ethiopian War
1529 — 1543
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Abyssinian–Adal War
Ottoman Empire, Portuguese Empire, Ethiopian Empire, Ajuuraan state, Adal Sultanate, Medri Bahri, Sultanate of Dahlak, 
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| area | region | 1995 | Ethiopia | country, sovereign state, landlocked country | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1935 | Ethiopian Christmas Offensive | Kingdom of Italy, Ethiopian Empire, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1936 | Battle of Genale Doria | Kingdom of Italy, Ethiopian Empire, battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1529 | Ethiopian–Adal War | Medri Bahri, Sultanate of Dahlak, Ajuuraan state, Adal Sultanate, Ottoman Empire, war, Ethiopian Empire, Portuguese Empire | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1878 | Menelik II's conquests | Ethiopian Empire, Hadiya Kingdom, Arsi people, Kingdom of Kaffa, Emirate of Harar, Dervish movement, Kingdom of Wolaita, series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1974 | Ethiopian Civil War | civil war | Wikidata |