Battle of Bali
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changes Bali annexed by Adal
| Battle of Bali | |||||||||
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| Part of the Ethiopian–Adal War | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
 Adal Sultanate |
 Ethiopian Empire | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Abbas ibn Abogn Abu Bakr Qatin |
Addalih † | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 3,250 | 3,500 | ||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
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500 killed 600 wounded |
2,000 killed 200 captured | ||||||||
The Battle of Bali was fought in 1532 between Adalite forces under Vizier Addoli and the Abyssinian army under Addalih, Governor of Bali.[1]
After the Adalites subjugated and islamized the Dawaro region under the command of Hussain Al-Gaturi, Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim sent order for Vizier Addoli, the Second-in-command of the Dawaro expedition, to go down to Bali and conquer it. Upon reaching Bali and that the Abyssinian governor of Bali, Addalih, was camped in the town of Zallah on the bank of the Shebelle River, Addoli sent him a message ordering him to surrender and pay the Jizya. [1]: 82 Addalih refused stating he was unimpressed with the small size of Addoli's army and ordered his men to bring their families with them in order to prevent fleeing. [1]: 83 The two armies met at Zallah on Dhul Hijjah 938 AH which corresponds to July or August 1532.[2]