Muslim immigrants such as the Banu Kanz gradually transformed this: ibn Battuta records that in 1332 there was a Muslim "sultan" of Suakin, al-Sharif Zaid ibn-Abi Numayy ibn-'Ajlan, who was the son of a Meccan sharif.
Musmlimska immigranter såsom Banu Kanz förändrade detta gradvis: ibn Battuta skriver att 1332 fanns en muslimsk "sultan" i Suakin, al-Sharif Zaid ibn-Abi Numayy ibn-'Ajlan, som var son till en sharif.