Sultanate of Dahlak (Ethiopia)

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Period of Ethiopian vassalage of the Sultanate of Dahlak, a small medieval kingdom covering the Dahlak Archipelago and parts of the African Red Sea coast in what is now Eritrea.

Establishment

January 1501: By the 15th century, the economy of the sultanate was not only in decline, but it was also forced to pay tribute to the emperors of Ethiopia.