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Battle of Shimbra Kure

Battle of Shimbra Kure was a battle fought in 1529 at Sultanate of Dawaro, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Sultanate of Dawaro. It was part of Q2915203. The recorded result: Adalite victory.

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Fought1529
WhereSultanate of Dawaro, Ethiopia9.311N, 42.128E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeAdalite victory
BelligerentsAdal SultanateagainstEthiopian Empire
Casualties and losses5,000 menand10,000 archers, 600 Horses, 114 Patricians and 100,000+ infantry.
Part ofQ2915203

Where it sits in Q2915203

Battle of Badeqe, 1528Battle of Shimbra Kure, 1529Battle of Antukyah, 1531Battle of Amba Sel, 1531Battle of Massawa, 1541Battle of Sahart, 1541Battle of Baçente, 1542Battle of Jarte, 1542Battle of the Hill of the Jews, 1542Battle of Wayna Daga, 154315281543Battle of Shimbra Kure, 1529
10 placed engagements of Q2915203 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1529 (year precision)
PlaceSultanate of Dawaro, Ethiopia
9.311N, 42.128E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength12,560 men (Arab Faqīh)216,000+ men; (per Arab Faqīh); or over 3,000 horse and 'innumerable' foot; (per Ethiopian accounts)
Casualties and losses5,000 men10,000 archers, 600 Horses, 114 Patricians and 100,000+ infantry.
Commanders
  • Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
  • Matan ibn Uthman Al Somali
  • Ahmed Girri Bin Hussein Al Somali
  • Dawit II of Ethiopia
Battle of Shimbra KureBattle of Shimbra KureDire DawaBoorama100 km9.311N, 42.128E
Placed at Sultanate of Dawaro; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

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Battle of Shimbra Kure is one of 1,390 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 56 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q2889965, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Shimbra Kure, revision 1373825639, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.