Ajuran Sultanate
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The Ajuran Sultanate (Somali: Saldanadda Ajuuraan, Arabic: سلطنة الأجورانية), natively referred to as Ajuuraan,[3] and often simply Ajuran,[4] was a medieval Muslim Empire in the Horn of Africa.[5] Founded by Somali Sultans[6][7] it ruled over large parts of the Horn of Africa during the Middle Ages.[8][5] It rose to power in the 13th century and would dominate the Indian Ocean trade for centuries to come. Through a strong centralised administration and an aggressive military stance towards invaders, the Ajuran Empire successfully resisted Oromo invasions from the west and fought against Portuguese incursions from the east.[9][10][11][12]
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Religion | Sunni Islam (state) | ||||||||||||
Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||
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• Established | 13th century | ||||||||||||
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• Decline | 17th century | ||||||||||||
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Today part of | Somalia Ethiopia |
Trading routes dating from ancient and early medieval periods of Somali maritime enterprise were strengthened and re-established, foreign trade and commerce in the coastal provinces flourished with ships sailing to and from kingdoms and empires in the Near East, East Asia, and the wider world.[13][14]