The Battle of Hadiya was fought between the forces of the Hadiya led by their Garad (chief) Aze, and the Ethiopian Empire under Emperor Sarsa Dengel.[1] The Hadiya ruler had refused to pay tribute to the Ethiopian emperor, which lead to the conflict.[2]
Battle of Hadiya | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hadiya Sultanate Sultanate of Harar | ![]() | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Garad Aze of Hadiya | Emperor Sarsa Dengel | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1700 Cavalry (non combatants) Large infantry (non combatants) 500 Malassay | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy; Entire Malassay force annihilated | Minimal |
Battle
editEmir Uthman of Harar dispatched 500 Malassay warriors donned in cuirasses to assist Hadiya however Aze's own men, who were large in number, refused to fight the invading Ethiopian army.[3][4] Hadiya soldiers cited their refusal as being due to already having sustained heavy casualties during the Oromo migrations. The Malassay of Harar, finding themselves alone in battle, were thus easily defeated by the Ethiopian forces.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Cerulli, Ernesta (2017). Peoples of South-West Ethiopia and Its Borderland. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781315307978.
- ^ Ethnographic Survey of Africa. International African Institute. 1956. p. 86.
- ^ Aze. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
- ^ Braukamper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia. Lit. p. 59. ISBN 9783825856717.
- ^ Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia 1500-1850 (PDF). University of London. p. 311.
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