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Sultanate of Aussa

1734 – 1936 CE · about 202 years

The Sultanate of Aussa was the leading monarchy of the Afar people, in the Afar Triangle of Eritrea, Ethiopia and Djibouti. It stayed independent of Egypt and Ethiopia through the 19th century. Italy occupied it in 1936.

Key facts

Dates1734 – 1936 CE
RegionEast, Central & Southern Africa
ContinentAfrica
CapitalAussa
Religion(s)Sunni Islam

Before & after

Followed by

Italian colonial empire

Sources

Dates follow widely used reference works; many ancient dates are approximate or debated. Neutral summary for general reference.