Sultanate of Ifat
Sultanate of Ifat سلطنة أوفات (Arabic) | |||||||||||||||||
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| 1275–1403 | |||||||||||||||||
The Ifat Sultanate in the 14th century. | |||||||||||||||||
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| Official languages | Arabic | ||||||||||||||||
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| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||||||||||
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• 1185–1228 (first) | Umar Walasma | ||||||||||||||||
• 1376–1403 (last) | Sa'ad ad-Din II | ||||||||||||||||
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• Established | 1275 | ||||||||||||||||
• Disestablished | 1403 | ||||||||||||||||
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• Total | 120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||||
| Currency | Dinar and Dirham | ||||||||||||||||
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The Sultanate of Ifat, known as Wafāt or Awfāt in Arabic texts, or the Kingdom of Zeila was a medieval Sunni Muslim state in the eastern regions of the Horn of Africa between the late 13th century and early 15th century. It was formed in present-day Ethiopia around eastern Shewa in Ifat. Led by the Walashma dynasty, the polity stretched from Zequalla to the port city of Zeila. The kingdom ruled over parts of what are now Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somaliland, Somalia.