Battle of Hazalo
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Date1559
Location
| Battle of Hazalo | |||||||
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| Part of the Oromo Expansions | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Adal Sultanate | Oromo | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Nur ibn Mujahid | Michelle Gada | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| Unknown | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Heavy | Unknown | ||||||
The Battle of Hazalo was fought between the forces of Adal Sultanate led by Nur ibn Mujahid, and Oromo of Gadaa Michile in 1559.[3] Nur and his troops were returning from a victory at the Battle of Fatagar against the Ethiopian Imperial army, when they were ambushed sustaining heavy casualties.[4] Adal's elite soldiers the Malassay were killed in large number effectively ending the Harari states regional superiority.[5]