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Uncommon card · History
Ethiopian–Adal War, an Uncommon card
The Ethiopian–Adal War, also known as the Abyssinian–Adal War and Futūḥ Al-Ḥabaša, was a war fought between the Christian Ethiopian Empire and the Muslim Adal Sultanate from 1529 to 1543.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- History
- ATK
- 74
- DEF
- 48
- Power
- 122
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 37,000
Power 122 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 60 % of WikiCards cards.
Ethiopian–Adal War quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Ethiopian–Adal War card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Both sides would see the Maya ______ at times join their ranks.
Answer
mercenaries. Both sides would see the Maya mercenaries at times join their ranks. From the Ethiopian–Adal War article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Julian. Julian 80 · Ethiopian–Adal War 74 · Theodor Heuss 69 · Tupolev Tu-2 66 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Tupolev Tu-2. Tupolev Tu-2 61,000 · Ethiopian–Adal War 37,000 · Julian 28,000 · Michael of Chernigov 14,000 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The Christian Ethiopian troops were drawn mainly from Tigray, Gojjam, Begemder, Angot, Qeda, Gan, Medri Bahri, Gafat, and a certain numbers of Agaw troops At the closing of the war, the Christian forces were supported by the Portuguese Empire with no less than 400 musketeers.
- The Adal forces were composed of Harla/Harari, Somali, Afar as well as Arab and Turkish gunmen.
- Both sides would see the Maya mercenaries at times join their ranks.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Ethiopian–Adal War article was read about 37,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 74 and blocks with 48: each hit it takes is cut by 19 %.
How to get Ethiopian–Adal War
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Ethiopian–Adal War (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Horniman Museum, London, UK. Photographic Rights The Bridgeman Art Library, CC0, Wikimedia Commons.
