Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad
| Abū Bakr ibn Muḥammad أبو بكر بن محمد | |
|---|---|
Walashmaʿ dynasty | |
| Religion | Islam |
Abū Bakr ibn Muḥammad (
Richard Pankhurst credits Abu Bakr with founding the city of Harar,[1] which he made his military headquarters in 1520. He was of Harari background.[2]
Reign
Abu Bakr organized Somali troops, then attacked the popular leader of Adal emir
puppet king.[4]
See also
- Walashmaʿ dynasty
- Siege of Hubat
Notes
- ^ Richard Pankhurst, History of Ethiopian Towns (Wiesbaden: Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982), p. 49.
- ^ Levine, Donald. Ethiopia’s Dilemma: Missed Chances from the 1960s to the Present. University of Chicago Press. p. 3.
- ^ Abu Bakr b. Muhammad b. Azar. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
- ^ Spencer Trimingham 1952, pp. 85f.; cf. Tamrat 1977, p. 169.
Works cited
- OCLC 458382994.
- ISBN 978-0-521-20981-6.
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