Bati del Wambara was born the daughter of
Mahfuz, Emir of Harar and later governor of
Zeila. She married Imam
Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi and accompanied him in his
jihad to make
Ethiopia a
Muslim province. {{Blockquote During this expedition, she gave birth to two sons - Muhammad in 1531 and Ahmad in 1533. In 1552, She is supposed to have pushed him into reviving the jihad in order to avenge the death of her deceased husband. In 1559, Nur ibn Mujahid's forces fought against the heavily outnumbered
Emperor Gelawdewos in
Fatagar, and the dead body of Ethiopian emperor was beheaded, reportedly on the order of del Wambara. ==References==