1525 report of Ottoman Admiral Salman Reis on Adal

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In the Horn, Salman Reis noted the strength of Zeila (Barr Saʿad Din/Adal) and its yearly jihad raids against Abyssinia. It was also noted that many books were distributed from Zayla implying a relatively educated populace. The Funj sultanate in Sudan was a tributary of Abyssinia and sold them war horses (1,000 Arabian Horses and 9,000 camels)- which Barr Saʿad Din requested they ceased. Beylul was another weak Muslim tributary.

 

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In the Horn, Salman Reis noted the strength of Zeila (Barr Saʿad Din/Adal) and its yearly jihad raids against Abyssinia. It was also noted that many books were distributed from Zayla implying a relatively educated populace. The Funj sultanate in Sudan was a tributary of Abyssinia and sold them war horses (1,000 Arabian Horses and 9,000 camels)- which Barr Saʿad Din requested they ceased. Beylul was another weak Muslim tributary.

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He also made one of the oldest maps of south America

 

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Somalis were truly the vanguards of Islam in East Africa, told @Shimbiris the same thing.


It's a shame we don't know the exact location of he city of Janasir yet, hopefully archeologists find it.

 

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Somalis were truly the vanguards of Islam in East Africa, told @Shimbiris the same thing.


It's a shame we don't know the exact location of he city of Janasir yet, hopefully archeologists find it.

If it lasted until the 19th century we would be seen as the ottomans of africa, it did survive through harar but it was too weak