Asmadin

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

^ 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.
^ Hassen, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia (PDF). University of London. p. 235.
^ Budge, E.A (August 2014). A History of Ethiopia: Volume II (Routledge Revivals) Nubia and Abyssinia. Taylor & Francis. p. 361. ISBN 9781317648970.
^ 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.

[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.

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