Asmadin was a Malassay of the Adal Sultanate and later Garad (governor) in Abyssinia.[1] He remained in Ethiopia as governor of Wej province after Adal's defeat and subsequent military withdrawal from Abyssinian territory.[2] Asmadin had a great deal of influence in Abyssinia as he is known for assisting the imperial forces of Emperor Sarsa Dengel at the Battle of Endagabatan and the Battle of Hadiya.[3] A gate is named after him in the city of Harar called Asmadin Bari.[4]

References

edit
  1. ^ Kropp, Manfred (1990). "MÄLÄSAY: SELBSTBEZEICHNUNG EINES HARARINER OFFIZIERSKORPS UND IHR GEBRAUCH IN ÄTHIOPISCHEN UND ARABISCHEN CHRONIKEN". Paideuma. 36. Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde: 109. JSTOR 40732663.
  2. ^ Hassen, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia (PDF). University of London. p. 235.
  3. ^ Budge, E.A (August 2014). A History of Ethiopia: Volume II (Routledge Revivals) Nubia and Abyssinia. Taylor & Francis. p. 361. ISBN 9781317648970.
  4. ^ Hecht, Elisabeth-Dorothea (1982). "The City of Harar and the Traditional Harar House". Journal of Ethiopian Studies. 15. Institute of Ethiopian Studies: 57–78. JSTOR 41965897.