Abyssinian– Adal war Yagbea Sion battling the Sultan of Adal ʿUmarDīn Maḥamed. Date 1529–1543 (14 years) Location Ethiopia, Somalia, Djibouti, Eritrea Result Status quo ante bellum[1] Withdrawal of the Adal-Ottoman armies from the Ethiopian Highlands after the death of Ahmed ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi.[2] Conflict continues between the armies of the Imperial and Amiric successors; Galawdewos and Nur ibn Mujahid.[3] Weakening of the Abyssinians and Adalites, which opened the door for The Great Oromo Migrations. Belligerents Ethiopian Empire Medri Bahri Portuguese Empire (1542–43) ———————————— Funj Sultanate (supplied Ethiopia with camels and horses)[4] Adal Sultanate Ajuran Empire Sultanate of Dahlak Ottoman Empire (1542–43) Commanders and leaders Dawit II of Ethiopia Gelawdewos of Ethiopia † Cristóvão da Gama Bahr negus Yeshaq Na'od of Ethiopia † Imam Ahmed Ibrahim † Bati del Wambara Nur ibn Mujahid Sayid Mehmed Garad Emar Imam Mahfuz †