Mora (historical region) explained

Mora (Harari: ሞረ Morä) also known as Mura was a historical Muslim state located in the Horn of Africa.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It was positioned northward of Ifat within reach of Aussa city in modern Afar region of Ethiopia.^[5] Mora neighbored other states in the medieval era including Adal, Hubat, Hargaya, Gidaya, Hadiya, and Fatagar.^{[6] [7]}

History

In 1264 Sultan Dil Gamis of Makhzumi defeated the overlord of Mora state in battle.^{[8] [9]} Following Walasma deposing the Makhzumi dynasty in 1285, Mora was incorporated into the Ifat Sultanate circa 1288.^[10]

In the fourteenth century Mora was among the states referenced by an Abyssinian emperor for raids conducted in his realm purely to capture slaves.^[11] During Abyssinian Emperor Amda Seyon's invasion of the Ifat Sultanate in the fourteenth century, Mora joined a coalition with Adal and elected Imam Salih as their leader.^[12] The so-called Amda Seyon chronicle states that the people of Mora had the ability to prophesize weather conditions.^[13]

Notes and References

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2. Book: Bausi . Alessandro . Ethiopia History, Culture and Challenges . 2017 . Michigan State University . 234 . 9783643908926 .
3. Book: Kissling . H.J. . Last Great Muslim Empires . August 1997 . BRILL . 170 . 9004021043 .
4. Book: Ende . Werner . Islam in the World Today: A Handbook of Politics, Religion, Culture, and Society . 15 December 2011 . Cornell University Press . 436 . 978-0801464898 .
5. Book: Mora . Encyclopedia Aethiopica .
6. Book: Schneider . Madeleine . Stèles funéraires musulmanes de la province du Choa . Annales d'Éthiopie . 78 .
7. Book: Ayana . Daniel . The Northern Zanj, Demadim, Yamyam, Yam/Yamjam, Habasha/Ahabish, Zanj-Ahabish, and Zanj ed-Damadam – The Horn of Africa between the Ninth and Fifteenth Centuries . Cambridge University Press . 75 .
8. Book: Mahzumi dynasty . Encyclopedia Aethiopica .
9. Book: Cerulli . Enrico . Islam yesterday and today . 238–239 .
10. Book: Jenkins . Everett . The Muslim Diaspora (Volume 1, 570-1500) A Comprehensive Chronology of the Spread of Islam in Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas · Volume 1 . 7 May 2015 . McFarland, Incorporated, Publishers . 235 . 9781476608884 .
11. Book: Hathaway . Jane . The Chief Eunuch of the Ottoman Harem From African Slave to Power-Broker . Cambridge University Press . 26 .
12. Book: Trimingham . J. Spencer . Islam in Ethiopia . 13 September 2013 . Taylor & Francis . 72 . 9781136970221 .
13. Book: Huntingford . G.W.B . The Glorious Victories of 'Āmda S̥eyon, King of Ethiopia . Clarendon Press . 117 .