The Battle of Saraye was fought in 1535 between Adal Sultanate forces under Wazir Abbas and the Abyssinian army under Tafsā Le’ul.

[1]: 368  [2] Tafsā Le’ul then beheaded Addoli's corpse and sent it Dawit II who prepared a feast a celebrated what he supposed was a turning of the tide of the war.

[1]: 368 The Adalite forces meager as they were however fought valiantly and push back the Abyssinian wave.

Upon seeing his death the Abyssinian army scattered in a disorganized retreat leading them to an open field where they were all killed to the last man including all of Tafsā Le’ul's sons.

The people of Medri Bahri, who had been receptive to the Adalite army before the battle, all either converted or paid the Jizya voluntarily.