Siege of Hubat

The siege of Hubat was a military campaign carried out by Abu Bakr ibn Muhammad, sultan of Adal Sultanate, against the Hubat principality.^[1][2]

Siege of Hubat
Date 1500s Location Hubat, Adal Sultanate Result Adalite victory
Belligerents
Adal Sultanate	Hubat principality
Commanders and leaders
Sultan Abu Bakr	Garad Umar Din † Ahmed ibn Ibrahim

The siege lasted more than a week in which Hubat leader Garad Umar Din would lose his life, resulting in a victory for Sultan Abu Bakr.^[3] However according to sixteenth century Adal writer Arab Faqīh, the future leader of Adal, Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi evaded capture.^[4]