battle, early modern

Battle of Hadiya

Name: Battle of Hadiya
Location: Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia

Battle of Hadiya was a battle fought in 1576 at Hadiya Zone, in what is now Ethiopia. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Hadiya Zone. The recorded result: Ethiopian victory.

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Fought1576

WhereHadiya Zone, Ethiopia7.667N, 37.750E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeEthiopian victory

BelligerentsEthiopian Empireagainst22px Adal Sultanate

Casualties and lossesUnknownandHeavy; entire force annihilated

Record

Date	1576 (year precision)
Place	Hadiya Zone, Ethiopia 7.667N, 37.750E
Kind	Battle, early modern
Casualties and losses	Unknown	Heavy; entire force annihilated
Commanders	Sarsa Dengel	Muhammad ibn Nasir

Placed at Hadiya Zone; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Embabo 1882, 231 km N
Siege of Saïo 1941, 339 km W
Battle of Faggeta 1769, 422 km N
Battle of Magdala 1868, 438 km N
Battle of Gur Amba 1852, 524 km N

Elsewhere in 1576

Battle of Hadiya is one of 1,470 engagements of the 16th century in the atlas and one of 62 in present-day Ethiopia.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q121832741, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Webi River, revision 1385694387, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.