Adlan I was a ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar. He was the son of Ayat, although James Bruce

James Bruce

James Bruce was a Scottish traveller and travel writer who spent more than a dozen years in North Africa and Ethiopia, where he traced the origins of the Blue Nile.-Youth:...

 writes he was the son of Unsa I and the brother of Abd al-Qadir

Abd al-Qadir II

Abd al-Qadir II was a ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar . According to James Bruce, he was the son of Unsa I, whom Bruce describes as "a weak and ill-inclined man" While he was ruler of Sennar, Emperor Susenyos of Ethiopia sent to Abd al-Qadir a nagarit, or kettle-drum, richly decorated with gold,...

, whom he deposed and exiled from Sennar. Adlan was, in turn, deposed by his nephew Badi

Badi I

Badi I , also known as Badi el Kawam, was a ruler of the Kingdom of Sennar. During his reign, Sennar was at peace with its neighbor, Ethiopia...

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During his reign, Sennar was at peace with its neighbor, Ethiopia

Ethiopia

Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...

. The Ethiopian Royal Chronicles mention that Adlan sent a team of fine horses to Emperor Susenyos

Susenyos of Ethiopia

Susenyos was of Ethiopia...

as gifts.