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| Walasha Dynasty الولاسميون House of Walashma | |
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| Country |  Ifat Sultanate Adal Sultanate |
| Place of origin | Zeila |
| Founded | 1297 |
| Founder | Umar Walasma |
| Final ruler | Barakat ibn Umar Din |
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| Deposition | 1566 |
The Walashma dynasty was a medieval Muslim dynasty of the Horn of Africa founded in Ifat (modern eastern Shewa).[1] Founded in the 13th century, it governed the Ifat and Adal Sultanates in what are present-day, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea and eastern Ethiopia.[2]
- ^ Ifat. Britannica.
- ^ Jyee, Dr. Ravi (2016). WORLD ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF AFRICAN COUNTRIES. New Delhi, India: AFRO-ASIAN-AMERICAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, OCCUPATIONAL RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT (ACCORD). p. 360.
Founded in 1285 by the Walashma dynasty, it was centered in Zeila. Ifat established bases in Djibouti and Somalia, and from there expanded southward to the Ahmar Mountains.