Taddesse Tamrat explains Sultan Umar's military expedition as an effort to consolidate the Muslim territories in the Horn, in much the same way as Emperor Yekuno Amlak was attempting to unite the Christian territories in the highlands during the same period.
Taddesse Tamrat explica a expedición militar do Sultan Umar como un esforzo para Consolidar os territorios musulmáns no corno, do mesmo xeito que o emperador Yekuno Amlak intentaba unir os territorios cristiáns nas terras altas durante o mesmo período.