Battle of Sahart

Battle of Sahart

Infobox Military Conflict
conflict=Battle of Sahart
partof= Ethiopian–Adal War
Portuguese-Ottoman War (1538-1557)


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date=April 24, 1541
place=
result=Adal victory
combatant1=Ethiopian Empire
Kingdom of Portugal
combatant2=Adal Sultanate
Ottoman Empire
commander1=Galawdewos
commander2=Garad Emar
strength1=
strength2=
casualties1=
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The Battle of Sahart was fought on April 24, 1541 between the army of Emperor Gelawdewos and the forces of Garad Emar, a lieutenant of Imam Ahmad Gragn.

Emar was victorious, and Galawdewos was forced to retire south into what is modern Shewa, and away from the Portuguese expeditionary force under Cristovão da Gama, who were pushing south from Tigray and fighting the forces of Adal, who had invaded and were now occupying Ethiopia.


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