Back سلطنة مقديشو Arabic Moqadişo sultanlığı AZ Sultanato de Mogadiscio Spanish Sultanat de Mogadiscio French Kesultanan Mogadishu ID Mogadišo sultonatas LT Султанат Могадишо Russian Sultanatet Mogadishu Swedish Султанат Могадішо Ukrainian سلطنت مقديشو UR
Sultanate of Mogadishu | |||||||||
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| 10th Century–16th Century | |||||||||
 Flag shown next to the Mogadishu area on Lázaro Luis' 1563 map | |||||||||
 The "City of Mogadishu" on Fra Mauro's medieval map. | |||||||||
| Capital | Mogadishu | ||||||||
| Common languages | Somali Arabic Persian | ||||||||
| Religion | Islam | ||||||||
| Government | Sultanate | ||||||||
| Sultan | |||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages | ||||||||
• Established | 10th Century | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 16th Century | ||||||||
| Currency | Mogadishan | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Somalia | ||||||||
The Sultanate of Mogadishu (Somali: Saldanadda Muqdisho, Arabic: سلطنة مقديشو), also known as Kingdom of Magadazo,[1] was a medieval Muslim sultanate centered in southern Somalia. It rose as one of the pre-eminent powers in the Horn of Africa under the rule of Fakhr al-Din before becoming part of the powerful and expanding Ajuran Sultanate in the 13th century.[2] The Mogadishu Sultanate maintained a vast trading network, dominated the regional gold trade, minted its own currency, and left an extensive architectural legacy in present-day southern Somalia.[3]
- ^ Africanus, Leo (1526). The History and Description of Africa. Hakluyt Society. p. 53.
- ^ Abdurahman, Abdillahi (18 September 2017). Making Sense of Somali History: Volume 1. Vol. 1. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-1-909112-79-7. Archived from the original on 2020-11-20. Retrieved 2020-11-07.
- ^ Jenkins, Everett (1 July 2000). The Muslim Diaspora (Volume 2, 1500-1799): A Comprehensive Chronolog. Mcfarland. p. 49. ISBN 9781476608891. Archived from the original on 19 November 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.