The Sultanate of Shewa at its height under Sulṭān Malasmaʿī.
Capital
Walalah (northern Hararghe)[1]
Official languages
Arabic
Common languages
Harla Argobba
Religion
Sunni Islam (state)
School: Shafi'i
Creed: Ashʿari
Government
Absolute monarchy
Sultan
• 896–928 (first)
Haboba
• 1279 (last)
ʿAbdallah
History
• Established
896
• Shewa conquered by Ifat
1278–1285
• Sultanate of Shewa annexed by Ifat
1285
• Disestablished
1286
Currency
Dinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Harla Kingdom
Kingdom of Aksum
Ifat Sultanate
Ethiopian Empire
The Makhzumi dynasty also known as Sultanate of Shewa or Shewa Sultanate, was a Muslim kingdom in present-day Ethiopia. Its capital Walale was situated in northern Hararghe in Harla country.[2][3][4] Its territory extended possibly to some areas west of the Awash River.[5] The port of Zeila may have influenced the kingdom.[6] The rise of the Makhzumi state at the same time resulted in the decline of the Kingdom of Axum.[7] Several engravings dating back to the 13th century showing the presence of the kingdom are found in Chelenqo, Bale, Harla near Dire Dawa and Munesa near Lake Langano.[8]
It has recently been proposed that Shewa was not a unified Sultanate but rather a collection of smaller, autonomous political entities.[9]
^Østebø, Terje (30 September 2011). Localising Salafism: Religious Change Among Oromo Muslims in Bale, Ethiopia. BRILL. p. 56. ISBN 978-9004184787.
^Østebø, Terje (30 September 2011). Localising Salafism: Religious Change Among Oromo Muslims in Bale, Ethiopia. BRILL. p. 56. ISBN 978-9004184787.
^The Ethno-History of Halaba People(PDF). p. 15. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 July 2018. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
^Braukhaper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia: Collected Essays. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 21. ISBN 9783825856717. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
^Braukhaper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia: Collected Essays. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 21. ISBN 9783825856717. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
^Hbrek, Ivan (1988). Africa from the Seventh to the Eleventh Century. UNESCO. p. 85. ISBN 9789231017094. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
^"Ethiopianist Notes". African Studies Center, Michigan State University. 1–2: 17. 1977.
^GIANFRANCESCO, LUSINI. LINGUE DI CRISTIANI E LINGUE DI MUSULMANI D'ETIOPIA. EDIZIONI DI STORIA E LETTERATURA. p. 136.
^Chekroun, Amélie; Hirsch, Bertrand (2020). "The Sultanates of Medieval Ethiopia". A Companion to Medieval Ethiopia and Eritrea". Brill. p. 94.
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