Ethiopian Emperor Victorious
1544
Aided by a Portuguese musketeer contingent under Cristovao da Gama, the Ethiopian emperor Gelawdewos finally broke the forces of the Adal imam Ahmad Gragn, who was killed at the battle of Wayna Daga. Ethiopian Christian sovereignty was saved, and a long period of reconstruction began in the highland kingdom. Portuguese musketeers fighting alongside Ethiopian forces demonstrated the emerging role of European military technology in African conflicts.
In context
Also in 1544 (3 other events on record)
- Portuguese Introduce Muskets at Kagoshima · East Asia · War
- Treaty of Crepy · Europe · Politics
- Sebastian Munster's Cosmographia · Europe · Culture
Before and after in Africa
- Before: 1535: Charles V Captures Tunis
- After: 1551: Ottomans Capture Tripoli
Before and after in War
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.