// Middle Ages
Adal Sultanate
- Period
- AD 1415 – AD 1546
- Duration
- approx. 131 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1534
- Area (max.)
- approx. 491,000 km²
Period and duration
Adal Sultanate — according to the map data from AD 1415 to AD 1546, roughly 131 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Adal Sultanate — greatest extent around AD 1534: the mapped borders then cover about 491,000 km², roughly 0.3% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 1414)
- Ethiopian Empire
- Ifat Sultanate
After
- Ethiopian Empire
- Sultanate of Harar
Neighbours around AD 1534
The largest states in the region at the same time:
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1534 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Adal Sultanate on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.