À partir de XIIIᵉ siècle
Horn of Africa
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The Sultanate of Ifat was a leading Muslim state in the medieval Horn of Africa. Its rulers claimed descent from the family of the Prophet Muhammad through Abu Talib. Its strategic importance rested on its position along the trade route from Zayla to the provinces of Amhara and Lasta and to other Muslim principalities. In 1285, Sultan Umar Walasma annexed Shoa, strengthening Ifat’s regional position.
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Le récit
Ifat emerged as one of the most important Muslim kingdoms of the Horn of Africa. Its rulers legitimized their authority through a claimed descent from the family of the Prophet Muhammad, traced through Abu Talib. This genealogy placed the sultanate within the wider symbolic and political world of Islam.
The state’s influence was closely connected to geography and commerce. Ifat occupied a strategic position on the trade route linking Zayla with the provinces of Amhara and Lasta, as well as with other Muslim principalities. The route gave the sultanate access to the movement of caravans, goods and political influence across the plateau.
Ifat expanded at the expense of neighboring Muslim polities. In 1285, its greatest sultan, Umar Walasma, annexed the Sultanate of Shoa. From the thirteenth century onward, the Solomonid emperors gradually annexed Muslim states in the south, but caravan trade across the plateau remained largely in Muslim hands for a considerable time.
À partir de XIIIᵉ siècle
Horn of Africa
Traduction non disponible · Original (anglais) · français indisponible
The Sultanate of Ifat was a leading Muslim state in the medieval Horn of Africa. Its rulers claimed descent from the family of the Prophet Muhammad through Abu Talib. Its strategic importance rested on its position along the trade route from Zayla to the provinces of Amhara and Lasta and to other Muslim principalities. In 1285, Sultan Umar Walasma annexed Shoa, strengthening Ifat’s regional position.
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Le récit
Ifat emerged as one of the most important Muslim kingdoms of the Horn of Africa. Its rulers legitimized their authority through a claimed descent from the family of the Prophet Muhammad, traced through Abu Talib. This genealogy placed the sultanate within the wider symbolic and political world of Islam.
The state’s influence was closely connected to geography and commerce. Ifat occupied a strategic position on the trade route linking Zayla with the provinces of Amhara and Lasta, as well as with other Muslim principalities. The route gave the sultanate access to the movement of caravans, goods and political influence across the plateau.
Ifat expanded at the expense of neighboring Muslim polities. In 1285, its greatest sultan, Umar Walasma, annexed the Sultanate of Shoa. From the thirteenth century onward, the Solomonid emperors gradually annexed Muslim states in the south, but caravan trade across the plateau remained largely in Muslim hands for a considerable time.
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