Sultanate of Ifat

Sultanate of Ifat
سلطنة عفت (Arabic)
1275–1403
The Ifat Sultanate in the 14th century.
The Ifat Sultanate in the 14th century.
Capital
Official languagesArabic
Common languages
Religion
GovernmentMonarchy
Sultan 
• 1185–1228 (first)
Umar Walasma
• 1376–1403 (last)
Sa'ad ad-Din II
History 
• Established
1275
• Disestablished
1403
Area
• Total
120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
CurrencyDinar and Dirham[2]
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Makhzumi dynasty
Adal Sultanate
Today part of

The Sultanate of Ifat, known as Wafāt or Awfāt in Arabic texts,[3] or the Kingdom of Zeila[4] was a medieval Sunni Muslim state in the eastern regions of the Horn of Africa between the late 13th century and early 15th century.[5][6][7] It was formed in present-day Ethiopia around eastern Shewa in Ifat.[8][9][10] Led by the Walashma dynasty, the polity stretched from Zequalla to the port city of Zeila.[11] The kingdom ruled over parts of what are now Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somaliland.

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