Battle of Jarte

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The Battle of Jarte was a 1542 clash in Ethiopia where Portuguese forces under Cristóvão da Gama fought the Muslim army of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during the Ethiopian–Adal war.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle
military conflict
associatedWith Imam Ahmad "Gragn"
linked to: Ahmed Gragn

Portuguese–Ethiopian alliance
belligerent Adal Sultanate
Ethiopian Empire
Portuguese Empire
combatantReligion Christianity
Islam
conflict Ethiopian–Adal War
date 1542
era 16th century
geopoliticalContext Red Sea and Indian Ocean trade routes
hasCommander Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
Cristóvão da Gama
hasContext Ottoman–Portuguese rivalry in the Indian Ocean
Portuguese military intervention in Ethiopia
hasParticipant Adal Sultanate forces
Ethiopian Empire
Portuguese forces
historicalPeriod Age of Discovery
linked to: Age of Exploration
involves cavalry
firearms
infantry
matchlock muskets
location Ethiopia
Horn of Africa
notableFigure Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
Cristóvão da Gama
opposingCommander Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
Cristóvão da Gama
partOf Ethiopian–Adal War
region Ethiopian Highlands
religiousAspect Christian–Muslim conflict
side Christian coalition
Muslim coalition
typeOfWarfare early modern warfare
uses gunpowder weapons
year 1542

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