Abba Gomol
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Moti Abba Gomol was a King
of the Gibe
Kingdom of Jimma
(r. 1862–1878).
and a woman from the Busase family of the Kingdom of Kaffa
.
His major achievement was conquering the Kingdom of Garo, which became the southeast portion of the Kingdom of Jimma.
King
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of the Gibe
Gibe region
The Gibe region is used to indicate a historic region in modern southwestern Ethiopia, to the west of the Gibe and Omo Rivers, and north of the Gojeb...
Kingdom of Jimma
Kingdom of Jimma
The Kingdom of Jimma was one of the kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 19th century. It shared its western border with Limmu-Ennarea, its eastern border with the Sidamo kingdom of Janjero, and was separated from the Kingdom of Kaffa to the south by the Gojeb River. Jimma...
(r. 1862–1878).
Reign
Abba Gomol was the son of Abba Bok'aAbba Bok'a
Moti Abba Bok'a was king of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma . He was the son of Abba Magal, and brother of Abba Jifar I.Because the son of his nephew, Moti Abba Rebu, was an infant when he was killed, Abba Bok'a was made king...
and a woman from the Busase family of the Kingdom of Kaffa
Kingdom of Kaffa
The Kingdom of Kaffa was an early modern state located in what is now Ethiopia, with its capital at Bonga. The Gojeb River formed its northern border, beyond which lay the Gibe kingdoms; to the east the territory of the Konta and Kullo peoples lay between Kaffa and the Omo River; to the south...
.
His major achievement was conquering the Kingdom of Garo, which became the southeast portion of the Kingdom of Jimma.