Battle of Jarte

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The Battle of Jarte was a 1542 clash in Ethiopia where Portuguese forces under Cristóvão da Gama fought the Muslim army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during the Ethiopian–Adal war.

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Battle of Jarte canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
associatedWith Imam Ahmad "Gragn" ⓘ
linked to: Ahmed Gragn

Portuguese–Ethiopian alliance ⓘ
belligerent Adal Sultanate ⓘ
Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Portuguese Empire ⓘ
combatantReligion Christianity ⓘ
Islam ⓘ
conflict Ethiopian–Adal War ⓘ
date 1542 ⓘ
era 16th century ⓘ
geopoliticalContext Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade routes ⓘ
hasCommander Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ⓘ
Cristóvão da Gama ⓘ
hasContext Ottoman–Portuguese rivalry in the Indian Ocean ⓘ
Portuguese military intervention in Ethiopia ⓘ
hasParticipant Adal Sultanate forces ⓘ
Ethiopian Empire ⓘ
Portuguese forces ⓘ
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery ⓘ
linked to: Age of Exploration
involves cavalry ⓘ
firearms ⓘ
infantry ⓘ
matchlock muskets ⓘ
location Ethiopia ⓘ
Horn of Africa ⓘ
notableFigure Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ⓘ
Cristóvão da Gama ⓘ
opposingCommander Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi ⓘ
Cristóvão da Gama ⓘ
partOf Ethiopian–Adal War ⓘ
region Ethiopian Highlands ⓘ
religiousAspect Christian–Muslim conflict ⓘ
side Christian coalition ⓘ
Muslim coalition ⓘ
typeOfWarfare early modern warfare ⓘ
uses gunpowder weapons ⓘ
year 1542 ⓘ

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