Nur al-Din[2] or Nur ibn Mujahidibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdullah al Dhuhi Suha (Harari: ኑር ኢብን ሙጃሂድ, Somali: Nuur ibn Mujaahid, Arabic: نور بن مجاهد; died 1567) was a Emir of Harar who ruled over the Adal Sultanate.[3][4] He was known for marrying his uncle's widow, Bati del Wambara, and he also succeeded Imam Ahmad as leader of the Muslim forces fighting Christian Ethiopia.[5] He is often known as the "King of Adel" in medieval texts.[6]
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Nur al-Din or NuribnMujahidibn ‘Ali ibn ‘Abdullah al Dhuhi Suha (Harari: ኑር ኢብን ሙጃሂድ, Somali: Nuur ibn Mujaahid, Arabic: نور بن مجاهد; died 1567) was...
the Harari wife of the 16th-century general, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim, and then his successor, NuribnMujahid. She was extremely influential in shaping both her...
Sultanate lost most of its territory in Abyssinian lands. In 1550 NuribnMujahid became the Emir of Harar and the de facto ruler of Adal. He then departed...
fought between the forces of Adal Sultanate led by NuribnMujahid, and Oromo of Gada Michelle in 1559. Nur and his troops were returning from a victory at...
Ethiopians. However, he was defeated by the Governor of Dawaro. When NuribnMujahid invaded the Ethiopian Empire in 1559, sultan Barakat held Harar against...
It was fought between the forces of the Sultanate of Harar led by NuribnMujahid, and the Ethiopian Empire under Emperor Gelawdewos. The Ethiopian Emperor...
Zayla" where he reportedly killed two prominent Muslim leaders, however NuribnMujahid was able to escape. In late 1549, Gelawdewos followed up with another...
century, walls built around the city of Harar during the reign of Emir NuribnMujahid helped preserve Harari identity from being assimilated by the Oromo...
Oriental Orthodox Christian Ethiopian Empire. His successor, Emir NuribnMujahid, built a protective wall around the city to defend its population from...
either, as activities against Adal were also pursued. The forces of NuribnMujahid (r. 1551/2–1567/8), the Amir of Harar, for instance, were soundly defeated...
of another of their aspiring Sultans who attempted a coup against Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi. Born into the preeminent Marehan clan, specifically the...
would go on to rule the Imamate of Aussa Another major ruler was Emir NuribnMujahid who was the second conqueror of Ethiopia, he was the commander of the...
Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi's campaigns against Ethiopia during the 16th century. Imam Ahmad alongside his successor Emir Nuribn Al-Mujahid Garad Ahmed...
Hadiya are related to the Harari. During the military campaigns of Emir NuribnMujahid, a troop contingent of Somalis reached the slopes of the Gurage Mountains...
from 1567 to 1569. A former Abyssinian slave of NuribnMujahid, Uthman succeeded him as Emir after Nur's death due to famine in 1567. Uthman adopted a...
Salah ad-Din Yusuf ibn Ayyub (c. 1137 – 4 March 1193), commonly known as Saladin, was the founder of the Ayyubid dynasty. Hailing from a Kurdish family...
isaaq Garhejis [Eidagale] Abdulrahman Deria – Sultan of the Habr Awal NuribnMujahid (d. 1567) – 16th-century Somali Emir and patron saint of Harar Faduma...
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (c. 1507 – 21 February 1543) – 16th century Imam and military leader that led the Conquest of Abyssinia. NuribnMujahid – 16th...
Nasr ad-Din Abu Abdallah Muhammad ibn Asad ad-Din Shirkuh (sometimes referred to as Nasr ad-Din ibn Shirkuh and al-Malik al-Qahir) was the Kurdish Ayyubid...
along with numerous other notable Adalite leaders and three sons of NuribnMujahid. According to James Bruce; "The whole Moorish army perished this day...
was killed and the war won. Ahmed Gurey's widow married his nephew NuribnMujahid, in return for his promise to avenge Ahmed's death, who succeeded Ahmed...
Gelawdewos of Ethiopia, defending his lands against the invasion of NuribnMujahid, Sultan of Harar, is killed in battle. His brother, Menas, succeeds...
killed and the war won.[citation needed] Ahmed al-Ghazi's widow married NuribnMujahid in return for his promise to avenge Ahmed's death, who succeeded Imam...
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