This article is about the sultanate in the Horn of Africa. For the historic region, see Ifat (historical region).
Sultanate of Ifat سلطنة عفت
1275–1403
The Ifat Sultanate in the 14th century.
Capital
Wafāt (1275–1387)
Zeila (1387–1403)
Official languages
Arabic
Common languages
Argobba[1]
Harari/Harla
Somali
Religion
Sunni Islam (state)
School: Shafi'i
Creed: Ashʿari
Government
Monarchy
Sultan
• 1185–1228 (first)
Umar Walasma
• 1376–1403 (last)
Sa'ad ad-Din II
History
• Established
1275
• Disestablished
1403
Currency
Dinar and Dirham[2]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Sultanate of Shewa
Adal Sultanate
Today part of
Djibouti Ethiopia Somaliland
The Sultanate of Ifat, known as Wafāt or Awfāt in Arabic texts,[3] was a medieval Sunni Muslim state in the eastern regions of the Horn of Africa between the late 13th century and early 15th century.[4][5][6] It was formed in present-day Ethiopia around eastern Shewa in Ifat.[7][8][9] Led by the Walashma dynasty, the polity stretched from Zequalla to the port city of Zeila.[10] The kingdom ruled over parts of what are now Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somaliland.
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^Ullendorff, Edward (1966). "The Glorious Victories of 'Amda Ṣeyon, King of Ethiopia". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Cambridge University Press. 29 (3): 601. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00073432. JSTOR 611476. S2CID 162414707.
^Østebø, Terje (30 September 2011). Localising Salafism Religious Change Among Oromo Muslims in Bale, Ethiopia. BRILL. pp. 56–57. ISBN 978-9004184787.
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