Nasir ibn Uthman (Arabic: ناصر بن عثمان) was the sultan of the Sultanate of Adal in the Horn of Africa.[1]
| Nasir ibn Uthman ناصر بن عثمان | |
|---|---|
| Sultan of Adal | |
| Reign | 1571–1573 |
| Predecessor | Tahla Abbas |
| Successor | Muhammad ibn Nasir |
| Died | 1573 |
| Father | Uthman the Abyssinian |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
The son of Uthman the Abyssinian, Nasir was brought to power through a coup by a militaristic party who longed for a Second Conquest of Abyssinia. Upon his death in 1573, his son, Muhammad ibn Nasir ibn Uthman took his place followed him as sultan[2][3][4]
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- ^ Spencer Trimingham, John (1952). Islam in Ethiopia. Oxford: Oxford University Press. OCLC 458382994. p. 96, note 4.
- ^ Pankhurst, Richard (1997). The Ethiopian Borderlands Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century. Red Sea Press. p. 374. ISBN 9780932415196.
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- ^ Trimmingham, John Spencer (1952). Islam in Ethiopia. p. 96.