| Battle of Jarte | |||||||
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| Part of Ethiopian–Adal War Turkish-Portuguese War (1538-1557) | |||||||
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 Ottoman Empire | ||||||
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| Cristóvão da Gama | Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi | ||||||
The Battle of Jarte was fought from 4 to 16 April 1542 between the forces of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi and a Portuguese expeditionary force fighting on behalf of the Ethiopian Empire. The Portuguese were led by Cristóvão da Gama. The Portuguese were victorious.
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