1529 ⟶ Battle of Shimbra Kure: Adal Sultanate Victory Over Ethiopia
Imam Ahmad Gurey defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in t...
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🕌 Safavid Dynasty Unites Iran and Establishes Shia Islam
Safavid dynasty reunifies Iran and rules over it until 1736. Safavids adopt a Shia branch of Islam.⟶
Shia IslamSafavid DynastyDynastyReligious ConversionPolitical UnificationIslamic WorldShah
Iran⚔️ Portuguese Defeat at the Battle of Chaul
The Christian-Islamic power struggle in Europe and West Asia spills over into the Indian Ocean as Battle of Chaul during the Portuguese-Mamluk War⟶
WarfareColonialismIndian OceanMamluksPortuguese EmpireMamluk SultanateNaval WarfareMilitary ConflictTrade Routes
India
Egypt
Portugal⚔️ Ottoman Victory Secures Eastern Anatolia from Safavids
The Ottoman Empire wrests Eastern Anatolia from the Safavids after the Battle of Chaldiran.⟶
Ottoman EmpireSafavid DynastyMilitary ConflictTerritorial ExpansionGeopoliticsShia IslamSunni Islam
TurkeyIran⚔️ Ottoman Conquest of Anatolian Beyliks
The Ottomans conquer the last beyliks of Anatolia, the Dulkadirs and the Ramadanids.⟶
Ottoman EmpireConquestMilitary HistoryMilitary ExpansionWarfareRegional PowerIslamic World
Turkey⚔️ Battle of Shimbra Kure: Adal Sultanate Victory Over Ethiopia
Imam Ahmad Gurey defeats the Ethiopian Emperor Dawit II in the Battle of Shimbra Kure, the opening clash of the Ethiopian–Adal War.⟶
WarfareMilitary HistoryConflictEthiopian EmpireReligious Conflict
Ethiopia
Somalia
