Ifat , Muslim state that from 1285 to 1415 in Central Ethiopia in the fertile highlands of the east bloomed Shewa . Towards the end of the 13th century, a ruler whose dynastic title was Walashma gained supremacy over the Muslim kingdoms to the east of Shewa. By gradually winning the newly formed states of Fatajar, Dawaro and Bale and subduing various regions of Shewan and Afar, including Adal state, he finally succeeded the state of Ifat constitute .
Britannica Quiz Exploring Africa:Fact or Fiction? Though this continent is teeming with natural resources and diverse wildlife, how much do you really know about Africa? Sort these facts from Cairo to Khartoum in this African odyssey. Subject, and sometimes independent, alternately to the pagan kingdom of Damot and the Christian kingdom of Ethiopia, Ifat became - as the northernmost of several Muslim states - to act as a buffer between them and sometimes suffered from the southward advance of Ethiopian authority. If its Sultan, Hakk ad-Dīn fighting the Ethiopian king Amda Tseyon was conquered by him in 1328, Ifat was made a tribute to Ethiopia. (At this time, Ifat's rule extended east to the port of Zeila.) After that, Ifat was constantly in rebellion against Ethiopia. It was finally destroyed in 1415 when his last attempt at independence under Sultan Sʿadad-Dīn was defeated by Yeshaq I of Ethiopia who later annexed Ifat to his kingdom.