Ajuran–Portuguese WarsSomalia · 1500s–1700“Hear the Somali coast, where Ajuran ports resisted Portuguese pressure in the Indian Ocean.”When Portuguese fleets entered the Indian Ocean, the Somali coast was already part of a trading world linking Africa, Arabia and Asia. The Ajuran Sultanate controlled ports such as Mogadishu, Merca and Barawa, backed by inland power and water works.