Sultanate of Ifat

Sultanate of Ifat
سلطنة أوفات (Arabic)
Sultanate of Ifat سلطنة أوفات (Arabic)
1275–1403
	The Ifat Sultanate in the 14th century.
Capital	Wafāt (1275–1387); Zeila (1387–1403);
Official languages	Arabic
Common languages	Harari/Harla; Somali; Argobba; Afar;
Religion	Sunni Islam (state);
Government	Monarchy
Sultan
• 1185–1228 (first)	Umar Walasma
• 1376–1403 (last)	Sa'ad ad-Din II
History
• Established	1275
• Disestablished	1403
Area
• Total	120,000 km2 (46,000 sq mi)
Currency	Dinar and Dirham
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Makhzumi dynasty
	Ancient Somali city-states
Adal Sultanate
Today part of	Djibouti; Ethiopia; Somalia (de jure); ∟ Somaliland (de facto);

The Sultanate of Ifat, known as Wafāt or Awfāt in Arabic texts, or the Kingdom of Zeila was a medieval Sunni Muslim state in the eastern regions of the Horn of Africa between the late 13th century and early 15th century. It was formed in present-day Ethiopia around eastern Shewa in Ifat. Led by the Walashma dynasty, the polity stretched from Zequalla to the port city of Zeila. The kingdom ruled over parts of what are now Ethiopia, Djibouti, Somaliland, Somalia.