Battle of Zari
| Battle of Zari | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ethiopian–Adal war | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Adal Sultanate |
 Ethiopian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
|
Ahmed Gurey |
Eslamu † Takla Iyasus † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| Minimal | All but 20 killed | ||||||||
The Battle of Zari was fought in 1531 between Adal Sultanate forces under Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi and the Abyssinian army under Takla Iyasus. Ethiopian chronicles mention this battle as the Battle of Ayfars.
After the Christian defeat at
Hamasien. This devastating loss led to the complete withdrawal of the Ethiopians
from the Shewan Plateau.
References
- ISBN 9780972317269.
- ^ Frederick A. Edwards (1905). The Conquest of Abyssinia pp.336.