Siege of Hubat

Siege of Hubat
Date	1500s
Location	Hubat, Adal Sultanate
Result	Adal victory
Belligerents
Adal Sultanate	Hubat principality
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Abu Bakr	Garad Umar Din †; Ahmed ibn Ibrahim
Strength
mainly Somali militia	Harla militia

The siege of Hubat was a military campaign carried out by Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad, sultan of Adal Sultanate, against the Hubat principality.[1][2]

The siege lasted more than a week in which Hubat leader Garad Umar Din would lose his life, resulting in a victory for Sultan Abu Bakr.[3] However the future leader of Adal, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi evaded capture.[4]

References

Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia 1500 (PDF). University of London. p. 31.
Lindah, Bernhard. Local history of Ethiopia (PDF). Nordic Africa Institute library. p. 5.
Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands: Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times. Red Sea press. p. 166. ISBN 9780932415196.
Hassan, Mohammed. Review work of Futuh al Habasha. Journal of Ethiopain studies. p. 183. JSTOR 27828848.

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[1] Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia 1500 (PDF). University of London. p. 31.

[2] Lindah, Bernhard. Local history of Ethiopia (PDF). Nordic Africa Institute library. p. 5.

[3] Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands: Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times. Red Sea press. p. 166. ISBN 9780932415196.

[4] Hassan, Mohammed. Review work of Futuh al Habasha. Journal of Ethiopain studies. p. 183. JSTOR 27828848.