Salih (imam)

Salih was the leader of Adal in the fourteenth century.[1][2] He was commonly known as Qadi or Imam of the Harar territory.[3][4]

Militant Career

Salih is known for resisting the invasion of Adal by Emperor Amda Seyon I.[5] Despite their alliance tension between Ifat and Adal leaders was evident as Salih refused to wait for the arrival of Ifat's troops under sultan Jamal ad-Din I before attacking the Abyssinians in order to avoid allocating the spoils of war with Ifat.[6][7] Taddesse Tamrat argues Salih diminished Sultan Jamal of Ifat's power as he had gained the confidence of Muslims in the region.[8]

Death

Salih and his Harla supporters were however defeated at the Battle of Das in which Salih was himself killed by Emperor Amda Seyon’s army.[9][10][11][12]

In 1621 Salih's tomb was rediscovered in Harar.[13]

References

  1. ^ Lorenzi, James. Guardians of the Tradition Historians and Historical Writing in Ethiopia and Eritrea. University of Rochester Press. p. 30.
  2. ^ Haberland, Eike (1974). Perspectives Des Études Africaines Contemporaines Rapport Final D'un Symposium International. Deutsche UNESCO-Kommission. p. 269. ISBN 9783794052257.
  3. ^ Trimingham, J. Spencer (13 September 2013). Islam in Ethiopia. Taylor & Francis. p. 72. ISBN 9781136970221.
  4. ^ Tamrat, Tadesse. Church and state (PDF). University of London. p. 261.
  5. ^ Adal. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
  6. ^ Chekroun, Amelie. Le" Futuh al-Habasa" : écriture de l'histoire, guerre et société dans le Bar Sa'ad ad-din. l’Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. p. 149.
  7. ^ Jamal Ad-din Mansur. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
  8. ^ Owens, Travis. BELEAGUERED MUSLIM FORTRESSES AND ETHIOPIAN IMPERIAL EXPANSION FROM THE 13TH TO THE 16TH CENTURY (PDF). NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL. p. 20.
  9. ^ Martin, E.G. (1974). "Mahdism and Holy Wars in Ethiopia Before 1600". Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies. 4. Archaeopress: 108. JSTOR 41223140.
  10. ^ "Africa italiana". Istituto Italiano d'Arte Gratiche. 2 (3): 264. 1927.
  11. ^ Braukamper, Ulrich (1977). "Islamic Principalities in Southeast Ethiopia Between the Thirteenth and Sixteenth Centuries (Part 1)". Ethiopianist Notes. 1 (1). Michigan State University Press: 20. JSTOR 42731359.
  12. ^ Hrbek, Ivan. Africa from the Seventh to the Eleventh Century. Heinemann Educational Books. p. 584.
  13. ^ Cerulli, Enrico. Islam yesterday and today. p. 367.


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