Sack of Harar (1559)

Sack of Harar
Part of the Ottoman–Ethiopian War (1557–1589)
Date1559 (1559)
Location
Harar, Adal Sultanate
Result
  • Ethiopian victory
  • Ethiopians capture and sack the city
  • End of the Walashma Dynasty
Belligerents
 Ethiopian Empire Adal Sultanate
Commanders and leaders
Abeto Hamalmal Barakat ibn Umar Din †
Strength
Unknown Unknown
Casualties and losses
Minimal Very heavy

The Sack of Harar in 1559 was the capture and sack of the city of Harar, capital of the Adal Sultanate, by the army of the Ethiopian Empire under the leadership of Abeto Hamalmal. The Sultan Barakat ibn Umar Din was forced to flee the capital and was eventually killed by the victorious Hamalmal, marking the end of the Walashma Dynasty.The 1559 sack of Harar was the second devastation of the city by the Ethiopians who sacked it earlier in 1550 after routing an Adalite invasion of Dewaro.

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