Battle of Hadiya | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Hadiya Sultanate Sultanate of Harar | Ethiopian Empire | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Garad Aze of Hadiya | Emperor Sarsa Dengel | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
1700 Cavalry (non combatants) Large infantry (non combatants) 500 Malassay | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy; Entire Malassay force annihilated | Minimal |
The Battle of Hadiya was fought between the forces of the Hadiya led by their Garad (chief) Aze, and the Ethiopian Empire under Emperor Sarsa Dengel.[1] The Hadiya ruler had refused to pay tribute to the Ethiopian emperor, which lead to the conflict.[2]