Battle of Hazalo | |||||||
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Part of the Oromo Expansions | |||||||
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Belligerents | |||||||
Adal Sultanate | Oromo | ||||||
Commanders and leaders | |||||||
Nur ibn Mujahid | Michelle Gada | ||||||
Strength | |||||||
Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
Casualties and losses | |||||||
Heavy | Unknown |
The Battle of Hazalo was fought between the forces of Adal Sultanate led by Nur ibn Mujahid, and Oromo of Gada Michelle in 1559.[3] Nur and his troops were returning from a victory at the Battle of Fatagar against the Ethiopian Imperial army, when they were ambushed sustaining heavy casualties.[4] Adal's elite soldiers the Malassay were killed in large number effectively ending the Harari states regional superiority.[5]