Battle of Fatagar - Knowledge

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instead." That is something truly notable and all the more worthy of consideration since the one who did that had less knowledge of God. When the celebrations ended, the great men asked Nur to release them from the oath that he had imposed on them not to drink wine, since the war was now over. But he

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later mentions that the Adalites took many riches and captives and when they were about to celebrate their victory. He wrote that Nur replied to them that he had not achieved that victory through his own strength, but that God, no less, had given it to him. Therefore, in recognition of this, he said,

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considers this battle a decisive defeat for the Ethiopian Empire. "Not only did Galawdewos' death produce terrible grief throughout the Christian land, it left the political scene uncertain and fluid. After this battle, this force was never able to regain its full strength and failed to win back an

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near Burka, close to modern-day Asba Tafari. He drove the Amhara south to Biyyoo Arabaa, scattering their troops. Additionally, the Muslims secured a notable victory over the Christian forces at a location known as Bakha.According to Arsi-Hadiyya tradition, Nur is said to have established his

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when he received a message from Emir Nur challenging him to combat. When the Emperor met the Emir, a priest warned that the angel Gabriel had told him Gelawdewos would needlessly risk his life—which caused most of the Ethiopian army to flee.According to Galawdewos' chronicle, Nur invaded

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refused outright to do so; instead, he obliged them to swear again, saying, "You will not drink any wine for three years, in acknowledgment of what I owe God for the remarkable victory that He has given me, because my army had been incomparably smaller than the emperor's."

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to confront Gelawdewos and camped in one of the lands in the land of Fatagar. Gelawdewos went towards his camp and after twelve days he pitched his camp, having left a space between him and Nur a distance of a riflescope. On

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region, migrated westward during Nur's reign and settled east of Lake Zway, in areas suitable for livestock breeding whilst the Gajeeda clan spread among the Ittuu and Arsi. The Habarnoosa claim descent from the

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would endorse these military colonists to settle in the newly conquered territories as it would help expand the area of Islamic control westward towards the Christian heartlands. The remainders of the previous

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1559, at six o’clock during the day, a battle took place between Gälawdewos and Nur. The battle was so fierce on that day, the smoke of the fire of the fighting covered the sun, as thick as fog. According to a

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had stipulated to Nur that she would solely marry him, if he were to cause the death of the emperor of Ethiopia. This achievement was necessary to pave the way for Nur in being acknowledged by the citizens of

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was the successor of Ahmad Grañ .This refers to the death of Galāwdēwos in 1559 at the hands of Nur, who came from Adal in order to kill Galāwdēwos so that he could marry Dulwambara.

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Afterwards, the revival of the Muslim sultanate of ʿAdal under its new leader Nūr b. Muǧāḥid who succeeded to control the southern part of the Christian empire is discussed

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for several weeks on a pole. Adalite chroniclers mentioned that they had seen the decapitated head with their own two eyes. They later mentioned that he devastated the

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including 1,700 cavalry and many foot soldiers. When the emperor heard that he was coming, he went out to encounter him with many cavalry and foot soldiers.

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had caused Christian military power in the area to crumble. Nur then severed the monarch's head and despatched it with him triumphantly, to the "

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cavalry, which gave him a death blow. It was mentioned in the' chronicle, that he was surrounded by about twenty horsemen who pierced his

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chronicle, early in the battle Galawdéwos was shot with a hot bullet, but continued struggling until encircled by numerous

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The Ethiopian Borderlands: Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century

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tells a slightly different account, adding that Gelawdewos had been supervising the restoration of

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Cinq années de recherches archéologiques en Éthiopie: Province du Harar et Éthiopie méridionale

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