Battle of Hadiya (1600s)

The Battle of Hadiya was fought between the forces of the Hadiya led by their Garad (chief) Sidi Mohammed, and the Ethiopian Empire under Emperor Susenyos I.[1]

Battle of Hadiya
Date1600s
Location
Hadiya (south of the upper Awash River)
Result

Decisive Hadiya victory

  • Hadiya becomes an independent state
Belligerents
Hadiya Sultanate  Ethiopian Empire
Commanders and leaders
Garad Sidi Mohammed Emperor Susenyos I
Strength
Hadiya warriors Gurage warriors
Casualties and losses
Minimal Heavy

The Ethiopian emperor came to the aid of the Christian Gurage people who had requested his assistance however the imperial forces were routed by the Hadiya militias.[2][3]

See also

Battle of Hadiya (1569)

References
  1. Sidi. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
  2. Lindahl, Bernhard. Local History of Ethiopia (PDF). Nordic Africa Institute. p. 9.
  3. Hassen, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia (PDF). University of London. p. 335.
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