Talha Abbas (Arabic: طلحة ابن عباس) was the sultan of the Sultanate of Adal in the Horn of Africa.[1]
| Talha ibn Abbas طلحة ابن عباس | |
|---|---|
| Sultan | |
| Sultan of the Adal Sultanate | |
| Reign | 1569–1571 |
| Predecessor | Uthman the Abyssinian |
| Successor | Nasir ibn Uthman |
| Father | Wazir Abbas |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
Reign
editTalha was the Son of Wazir Abbas, a famed Adalite general and nephew of Imam Ahmed Gurey.
After defeating a military force from Harar sent by Uthman the Abyssinian. The religious leaders assembled and appointed him as Sultan. This won the approval of the Harari military and led to much rejoicing in the city.[2]
Talha, a man of peace, soon angered the militaristic party, for the local Muslim chronicles state that "he did not leave on a campaign for a jihad." After a short reign of a less than a year and a half, Talha was overthrown and replaced by Nasir ibn Uthman, the son of Uthman the Abyssinian.[3][4]
Notes
edit- ^ Spencer Trimingham, John (1952). Islam in Ethiopia. Oxford: Oxford University Press. OCLC 458382994. p. 96, note 4.
- ^ Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century. Red Sea Press. p. 374. ISBN 9780932415196.
- ^ History of Harar (PDF). p. 106.
- ^ Trimmingham, John Spencer (1952). Islam in Ethiopia. p. 96.