A Malassay (Harari: መለሳይ Mäläsay) was a member of the elite infantry units that formed the Adal Sultanate's household troops. According to Manfred Kropp...

them and killing a large number of their men, but that the Harla and the Malassay on the right flank managed to hold their ground. While not a clear victory...

called the Battle of Badr. The vicinity of the gate was the ground for the Malassay military drills for cadets. Burton, Richard (1855). "Narrative of a Trip...

unit of military warriors in the Adal army was branded with the title Malassay or Malachai these were special adalite troops, The term often became synonymous...

assistance from the Gafat whose commander was an unnamed Muslim called "The Malassay" and from Sultan Dil Gamis of the Sultanate of Shewa, giving the Amhara...

mentioned among the honorable knights fighting with the Imam and was also Malassay, an elite unit that fought with the Imam. Ten knights renowned for their...

the Horn of Africa. During the Ethiopian–Adal war, some Harari militia (malassay) settled in Gurage territory, forming the Siltʼe people. Hararis once represented...

to live as an outlaw constantly hounded by Imam Ahmed's soldiers, the Malassay. Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi was born in 1506 and hailed from the lowlands...

Harari term for "thin". He was the Garad of Hubat. He often accompanied the Malassay during the Ethiopian-Adal War. Qecchin was a victim to the early Abyssinian...

Auspicious Incident Agha, a civilian and military title in the Ottoman Empire Malassay, elite infantry of the Adal Sultanate Nicolle 1983, pp. 9–10. Ágoston 2014...

behind a protruding pillar or maxazu. Historically, this is known as the "malassay nädäba" because the guards of the emir would sit here during meetings or...

emperor, which lead to the conflict. Emir Uthman of Harar dispatched 500 Malassay warriors donned in cuirasses to assist Hadiya however Aze's own men, who...

their ground. According to Merid Wolde Aregay, the Harari cavalry or the Malassay in the center with support from the Arab mounted troops shifted the momentum...

they were ambushed sustaining heavy casualties. Adal's elite soldiers the Malassay were killed in large number effectively ending the Harari states regional...

the chiefs of Ganz province in this period. In the sixteenth century a Malassay soldier of Adal Sultanate who participated in the Ethiopian-Adal war was...

Asmadin was a Malassay of the Adal Sultanate and later Garad (governor) in Abyssinia. He remained in Ethiopia as governor of Wej province after Adal's...

Emperor's able general Taklo successfully received assistance from the Malassay Muslim Garad Asmadin of Wej. The revolt was suppressed after a series of...

of Zeila) as well as the history of the elite core family-unit of the Malassay Army in his rough monograph on the Gragn Wars called "Ya Gragn Warara"...

invaded Abyssinia. Harla were part of Adal's elite military unit called the Malassay. The Ethiopian–Adal War was in response to the death of Harla leader of...

unit of military warriors in the Adal army was branded with the title Malassay or Malachai (Portuguese spelling). The term often became synonymous with...

of Zeila) as well as the history of the elite core family-unit of the Malassay Army in his rough monograph on the Gragn Wars called "Ya Gragn Warara"...

thirteenth century Amhara rebel leader Yekuno Amlak was supported by Gafat Malassay in the decisive Battle of Ansata against the Zagwe dynasty. In the reign...

also began using it. Garads were also commanders of the army called the Malassay in the Harar Emirate. An eighteen century Harari chronicle states the Harar...

According to the emperor Sarsa Dengel chronicles, Mahfuz was linked to the Malassay army unit. Upon reaching the age of majority, Emperor Lebna Dengel decided...

during the Ethiopian-Adal war, one of the leaders of the Muslim forces of Malassay was Amir Husain bin Abubaker al-Gaturi. Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi designated...

It is described as a tributary state ruled by Govorner Zebadar.: 76  A Malassay by the name of Asmaddin from Wej had assisted Emperor Sarsa Dengel at the...

pastoral Oromo." In 1559, Nur invaded Fatagar to confront Gelawdewos with the Malassay comprising eighteen hundred horsemen, five hundred riflemen, numerous sword...