Sultanate of Shewa

Sultanate of Shewa was a state in Horn of Africa (North and West Africa) that lasted from c. 896 to 1285 CE, about 389 years. Its people spoke Semitic languages (Akkadian, Amorite, Aramaic, Hebrew, Phoenician, Ge'ez, Amharic, Tigrinya).

Early Muslim sultanate in the eastern Ethiopian highlands under the Makhzumi dynasty. The Walashma of Ifat absorbed it in 1285.

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Facts

Dates

c. 896 to 1285 CE

Duration

389 years

Type

State

Region

Horn of Africa, North and West Africa

Language family

Semitic

Became

• Ifat Sultanate 1285 to 1415 CE

Events in North and West Africa during its time

• 969 Fatimids found Cairo
• 1050 Banu Hilal migration
• 1235 Battle of Kirina

Neighbours in North and West Africa

• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE
• Mali Empire c. 1235 to 1670 CE
• Mamluk Sultanate 1250 to 1517 CE
• Fatimid Caliphate 909 to 1171 CE
• Almoravid dynasty 1040 to 1147 CE
• Makuria c. 450 to 1312 CE
• Kingdom of Benin c. 1180 to 1897 CE
• Kanem Empire c. 700 to 1387 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
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Chola Empire 848 to 1279 CE, South Asia

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