Rulers of Welayta
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List of Rulers of Welayta
A former kingdom and province located in southern present-day EthiopiaEthiopia
Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2...
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| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| c.1250 | Foundation of Welayta Welayta people Wolayta is the name of an ethnic group and its former kingdom, located in southern Ethiopia. According to the most recent census , they number 1.7 million people or 2.31 percent of the country's population, of whom 289,707 are urban inhabitants... state |
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| Damot dynasty | ||
| |Kawo Motole(Motolomi) | ||
| Wolaita Mala dynasty | ||
| |Dates and rulers not known | Ended with the Oromo migrations | |
| Tigray dynasty | ||
| c.1560 | Mikael, Kawa | |
| 16th century | Girma, Kawa | |
| 17th century | Gazenja, Kawa (Gazenya) |
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| 17th century | Addayo, Kawa | |
| 18th century | Kote Kotë Kotë is a municipality in the Vlorë District, Vlorë County, southwestern Albania. The municipality consists of the villages Kotë, Gumeicë, Hysoverdhë, Lapardha, Mavrovë, Mazhar, Vajzë, Vodicë, Shkallë Mavrovë and Drashovicë.... , Kawa |
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| 18th century | Libana, Kawa | |
| ???? to 1761 | Tube, Kawo | Died in office |
| 1761 to 1800 | Ogatto, Kawo | |
| 1800 to 1835 | Amado Amado Amado may refer to:*In Japanese 雨戸 , a kind of a door used as a shelter against the rain.-Name:*Amado Crowley , Occult teacher and self proclaimed illegitimate son of Aleister Crowley-Surname:* Carlos H... , Kawo |
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| 1835 to 1845 | Damota, Kawo | |
| 1845 to 1886 | Gobe, Kawo | |
| 1886 to c.1890 | Gaga, Kawo | |
| 1890 to October 1895 | Tona, Kawo | |
| Waylata conquered by Menelik II of Ethiopia and incorporated into Ethiopia Ethiopia Ethiopia , officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a country located in the Horn of Africa. It is the second-most populous nation in Africa, with over 82 million inhabitants, and the tenth-largest by area, occupying 1,100,000 km2... 1894 |
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| October 1895 to 1900 | Tekle Haymanot Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam Tekle Haymanot Tessemma, also Adal Tessemma, Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam, and Tekle Haimanot of Gojjam, was an army commander and a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire.- Biography :... , Negus |
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Source
- C.F. Beckingham and G.W.B. Huntingford, Some Records of Ethiopia, 1593–1646 (London: Hakluyt SocietyHakluyt SocietyFounded in 1846, the Hakluyt Society is a registered charity based in London, England, which seeks to advance knowledge and education by the publication of scholarly editions of primary records of voyages, travels and other geographical material...
, 1954), pp. lxv – lxvii.
See also
- Monarchies of EthiopiaMonarchies of EthiopiaThis is a list of Monarchies that existed throughout the history of Ethiopia. This list is divided into kingdoms that were subdivisions of Ethiopia, and kingdoms that were later conquered by Ethiopia...
- Rulers and heads of state of Ethiopia