Nasir ibn Uthman explained

Nasir ibn Uthman
ناصر بن عثمان
Sultan of Adal
Reign:1571–1573
Predecessor:Tahla Abbas
Successor:Muhammad ibn Nasir
Death Date:1573
Father:Uthman the Abyssinian
Religion:Sunni Islam

Nasir ibn Uthman (Arabic: ناصر بن عثمان) was the sultan of the Sultanate of Adal in the Horn of Africa.[1]

The son of Uthman the Abyssinian, Nasir was brought to power through a coup by a militaristic party who longed for a Second Conquest of Abyssinia. Upon his death in 1573, his son, Muhammad ibn Nasir ibn Uthman took his place followed him as sultan[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Spencer Trimingham. John. J. Spencer Trimingham. 1952. Islam in Ethiopia. Oxford. Oxford University Press. 458382994. p. 96, note 4.
  2. Book: Pankhurst . Richard . The Ethiopian Borderlands Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century . 1997 . Red Sea Press . 374 . 9780932415196 .
  3. Book: History of Harar . 106 .
  4. Book: Trimmingham . John Spencer . Islam in Ethiopia . 1952 . 96 .