Adal Sultanate
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Nomenclature and Geography
Category: Historical
Summary
The Adal Sultanate was a prominent medieval Sunni Muslim empire located in the Horn of Africa. It flourished between the 15th and 16th centuries, exerting control over vast territories from the Somali coast to the Sudanese border. The state was frequently engaged in military conflicts with the neighboring Solomonic Dynasty of Abyssinia.