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Note this is coming from a critical lense Firstly the Walashama Dynasty was installed by Emperor Amlak establishing Walshama Dynasty sounds this sounds like Ethiopian revisionisim 🤔 As we shall see the sultanate fluctuated from being a Vassal to being independent from the Emporers The most...

I saw a comment under a YouTube video that said afars were the rulers of the adal and ifat sultanates and somalis didn't live there until the 16th century. Have a look at these screenshots and let me know more about the history around this time.

In this text which relies on both Arab and Xabashi accounts we learn: - The Walashma were initially helped into power by Ethiopian Kings - Viewed as subordinates to Ethiopia by both contemporary Arab historians and the Xabashi themselves - Neighboring muslim states like Hadiyya and Dawaro...