Sultanate of Arababni independent Muslim states in the region, was a primary target of the jihad of Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi (Ahmed Gurey), Imam of the Adal Sultanate. During the reign of Emperor Amda Seyon I, Arbabni was conquered and annexed by Abyssinia and would become the Fetegar province. Fetegar was occupied by Arsi Oromo during the Oromo migrations and would become part of Arsi Province, and what is now Arsi Zone. Sultanate of Arababni The Sultanate of Arababni (also known as Arbabni or Arabini) was a small Gurage Islamic sultanate located in what is now the Arsi Zone of Ethiopia. Founded around
De Bono's invasion of Abyssinia De Bono's invasion of Abyssinia De Bono's invasion of Abyssinia took place during the opening stages of the Second Italo-Abyssinian War. Italian General Emilio De Bono invaded northern Abyssinia from staging areas in the Italian colony of Eritrea on what was known as the "northern front." Italian dictator Benito Mussolini had long held a desire for a new Italian Empire. Reminiscent of the Roman Empire, Mussolini's new empire was to rule over the Mediterranean and North Africa. His new empire would also avenge past Italian defeats. Chief among these defeats was the Battle of Adwa which took place in Abyssinia