Sabr ad-Din I

Sabr ad-Din I (fl. 1332) was a sultan of Ifat. He was the son of Nahwi bin Mansur bin Umar Walashma and younger brother of Haqq ad-Din I.

Sabr ad-Din I صبر الدين الأول
Emir of the Ifat Sultanate
Reign	flourished 1332
Died	1332
Names Sabr ad-Din I
Dynasty	Walashma dynasty
Father	Nahwi bin Mansur bin Umar Walashma
Religion	Islam

Reign

Sabr ad-Din rallied his fellow Muslims in a counter-offensive in early 1332 against the Christian Ethiopians, he attacked christian garrisons, burned churches, enslaved the people and forced the clergy to convert to Islam.^[1] However, the chronicles of the King Amda Seyon I say he eventually got defeated in battle, Amde seyon then invaded a number of Islamic kingdoms, including Dawaro and Bale. This brought an end to the independent kingdoms of Hadiya, Fatagar, Dawaro and Ifat.^[2]

Sabr ad-Din was captured with his ally, King Haydara of Dawaro, and the two were imprisoned together. The Emperor Amda Seyon appointed as his successor his brother, Jamal ad-Din I.^[3]

See also

• Sabr ad-Din II
• Walashma dynasty