Ifat Sultanate

Ifat Sultanate was a state in Horn of Africa (North and West Africa) that lasted from 1285 to 1415 CE, about 130 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Muslim sultanate of the Walashma dynasty that controlled trade from the Ethiopian interior to the port of Zeila. Defeated by the Solomonic emperor Yeshaq I in 1415, its rulers regrouped as Adal.

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Facts

Dates

1285 to 1415 CE

Duration

130 years

Type

State

Region

Horn of Africa, North and West Africa

Language family

Semitic

Capital

Ifat

Came from

• Sultanate of Shewa c. 896 to 1285 CE

Became

• Adal Sultanate 1415 to 1577 CE

Events in North and West Africa during its time

• 1324 Mansa Musa's pilgrimage
• 1347 Black Death reaches Egypt

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate 1250 to 1517 CE
• Makuria c. 450 to 1312 CE
• Kingdom of Benin c. 1180 to 1897 CE
• Kanem Empire c. 700 to 1387 CE
• Bornu Empire c. 1387 to 1893 CE
• Oyo Empire c. 1400 to 1836 CE
• Ife c. 1000 to 1420 CE
• Hafsids 1229 to 1574 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE, Europe
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Europe
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Portuguese Empire 1415 to 1999 CE, Europe

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