| In the early modern period, successor states to the Adal Sultanate and Ajuran Sultanate began to flourish in Somalia. |
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| The conquest of the area by the Oromo ended in the contraction of both Adal and Abyssinia, changing regional dynamics for centuries to come. |
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| Exhibited on the second floor of the museum gallery is an array of Melchite icons from the private collection of Abou Adal. |
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| In the 16th century, Shewa and the rest of Abyssinia were conquered by the forces of Ahmed Gurey of the Adal Sultanate to the northwest. |
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| He also mentioned that the Adal kingdom had its capital in Zeila, a port city in the northwestern Awdal region abutting Djibouti. |
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| This suggests that the Adal Sultanate with Zeila as its headquarters dates back to at least the 9th or 10th century. |
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| He also mentioned that the Adal Kingdom had its capital in the city. |
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