Sultanate of Mogadishu | |||||||||
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| 10th Century–16th Century | |||||||||
 Flag shown next to the Mogadishu area on Lázaro Luis' 1563 map | |||||||||
 The "City of Mogadishu" on Fra Mauro's medieval map. | |||||||||
| Capital | Mogadishu | ||||||||
| Common languages | Somali Arabic | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Sultanate | ||||||||
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| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 10th Century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 16th Century | ||||||||
| Currency | Mogadishan | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Somalia | ||||||||
The Sultanate of Mogadishu (Somali: Saldanadda Muqdisho, Arabic: سلطنة مقديشو), also known as Kingdom of Magadazo,[1] was a medieval Muslim sultanate centered in southern Somalia. It rose as one of the pre-eminent powers in the Horn of Africa under the rule of Fakhr al-Din before becoming part of the powerful and expanding Ajuran Sultanate in the 13th century.[2] The Mogadishu Sultanate maintained a vast trading network, dominated the regional gold trade, minted its own currency, and left an extensive architectural legacy in present-day southern Somalia.[3]
- ^ Africanus, Leo (1526). The History and Description of Africa. Hakluyt Society. p. 53.
- ^ Abdurahman, Abdillahi (18 September 2017). Making Sense of Somali History: Volume 1. Vol. 1. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-909112-79-7. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ Jenkins, Everett (1 July 2000). The Muslim Diaspora (Volume 2, 1500-1799): A Comprehensive Chronolog. Mcfarland. p. 49. ISBN 9781476608891. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.