1445 battle between the Ethiopian Empire and Adal Sultanate
Battle of Gomit
Date
25 December 1445 (578 years, 4 months, 1 week and 1 day)
Location
Dawaro, Ethiopian Empire
Result
Ethiopian victory
Belligerents
Ethiopian Empire
Adal Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Zara Yaqob
Arwe Badlay †
Casualties and losses
Unknown
Heavy
The Battle of Gomit or Battle of Egubba[1] (or Battle of Ayfars) was fought in 1445 between the Ethiopian Empire and a powerful Muslim army under the Adal Sultanate. The Ethiopians were led by Emperor Zara Yaqob, while the forces of Adal were led by Sultan Badlay ibn Sa'ad ad-Din. The Ethiopian army was victorious, and Badlay was slain.[2][3]
^E. Cerulli. Islam Yesterday and Today. p. 140.
^J. Spencer Trimingham, Islam in Ethiopia (Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege for the University Press, 1952), p. 75. https://zelalemkibret.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/islam-in-ethiopia-j-spencer-trimingham.pdf
^Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century. Red Sea Press. p. 117. ISBN 9780932415196.
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Ethiopian Empire
Adal Sultanate