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Battle of Wayna Daga

Battle of Wayna Daga was a battle fought in 1543 in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at its recorded location. It was part of Q2915203. The recorded result: Ethiopian–Portuguese victory.

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Fought1543
WhereEthiopia12.000N, 37.250E, placed at the location, approximate
OutcomeEthiopian–Portuguese victory
BelligerentsEthiopian Empire; Portuguese EmpireagainstAdal Sultanate; Ottoman Empire
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 Wayna Daga, 1543
10 placed engagements of Q2915203 in time order; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Record

Date1543 (year precision)
PlaceEthiopia
12.000N, 37.250E
KindBattle, early modern
Strength8,000 infantry; 500 cavalry; 70 Portuguese arquebusiers; 60 Portuguese cavalry14,000 infantry; 1,200 cavalry; 200 Ottoman arquebusiers
Casualties and lossesUnknown; 4 Portuguese killedExtensive; over half of the army killed or captured; 160 Ottomans killed
Commanders
  • Gelawdewos of Ethiopia
  • Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi
Battle of Wayna DagaBattle of Wayna DagaBattle of Gur AmbaBattle of GondarBattle of CulqualberBattle of FaggetaBattle of Gur AmbaBattle of GondarBattle of CulqualberBattle of FaggetaBahir Dar100 km12.000N, 37.250E
Placed at its recorded location; 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 Wayna Daga 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 Q957263, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Wayna Daga, revision 1378429111, 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.