Small medieval kingdom covering the Dahlak Archipelago in East Africa
Dahlak Sultanate
960–1557
The Dahlak sultanate and its neighbours, c. 1200
Capital
Dahlak Kebir
Common languages
Arabic, Dahalik
Religion
Islam
Government
Monarchy
Sultan
• ?-1093
Mubarak
• ?-14??
Ismail
• ?-1540
Ahmad (last known sultan)
Historical era
Middle Ages
• Established
960
• Tributary of the Ethiopian Empire
1464/65
• Annexed by the Ottomans
1557
Currency
Dinar
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Aksum
Ottoman Empire
Today part of
Eritrea
The Sultanate of Dahlak was a small medieval kingdom covering the Dahlak Archipelago and parts of the Eritrean coast. First attested in 1093, it quickly profited from its strategic trading location, gaining heavily from being near to Yemen as well as Egypt and India. After the mid 13th century Dahlak lost its trade monopoly and subsequently started to decline. Both the Ethiopian empire and Yemen tried to enforce their authority over the sultanate. It was eventually annexed by the Ottomans in 1557, who made it part of the Habesh Eyalet.
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