Barakat ibn Umar Din
Sultan of Adal
About Barakat ibn Umar Din
Barakat ibn Umar Din was a Somali.
Barakāt ibn ʿUmar Dīn , (reigned 1555–1559), was the nominal Sultan of the Adal Sultanate in the Horn of Africa. A son of Umar Din and a brother of Ali ibn Umar Din , he was the last known member of the Walashma dynasty to rule Adal.
In 1555, Barakat and Ali Jamal ibn al-Imam Ahmad led an army into Dawaro with the intent of taking it from the Ethiopians. However, he was defeated by the Governor of Dawaro. When Nur ibn Mujahid invaded the Ethiopian Empire in 1559, sultan Barakat held Harar against the army of Hamalmal, who had been sent there by his cousin, Emperor Gelawdewos. Dejazmatch Hamalmal and Ras Fasil killed him and sacked the city.
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Who was Barakat ibn Umar Din?
Sultan of Adal
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Barakat ibn Umar Din was Somali.
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