Mora ( Harari: ሞረ ''Morä'') ( Somali: ''Murrah'') also known as Mura was a historical

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state located in the

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. It was positioned northward of Ifat within reach of Aussa city in modern

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of Ethiopia. Mora neighbored other states in the medieval era including Adal, Hubat, Hargaya, Gidaya, Hadiya, and Fatagar.

History

In 1264 Sultan Dil Gamis of Makhzumi defeated the overlord of Mora state in battle. Following Walasma deposing the Makhzumi dynasty in 1285, Mora was incorporated into the Ifat Sultanate circa 1288. In the fourteenth century Mora was among the states referenced by an Abyssinian emperor for raids conducted in his realm purely to capture slaves. During Abyssinian Emperor Amda Seyon's invasion of the Ifat Sultanate in the fourteenth century, Mora joined a coalition with Adal and elected Imam Salih as their leader. The so-called Amda Seyon chronicle states that the people of Mora had the ability to prophesize weather conditions.

References

{{coord missing, Ethiopia Historical geography of Ethiopia Medieval history of Ethiopia History of Islam in Ethiopia Monarchies of Ethiopia History of the Afar Region