Monarchies of Ethiopia

This is a list of monarchies of Ethiopia that existed throughout the nation's history. It is divided into kingdoms that were subdivisions of Ethiopia, and kingdoms that were later conquered by Ethiopia. Ancient kingdoms fall into neither category.

Ancient Ethiopia

DÃÂ¿mt Kingdom (8th century BC Ã¢ÂÂ 7th/5th century BC)
Kingdom of Aksum Ã¢ÂÂ used title NÃÂguÃÂÃÂ¤ nÃÂ¤gÃÂ¤ÃÂt ("King of Kings") like later Emperors, but traditionally called a Kingdom (Early period 5th/4th century BC Ã¢ÂÂ 1st century BC; Main period 1st century BC/AD Ã¢ÂÂ 7th century; Late Aksumite period 7th century Ã¢ÂÂ 9th/10th/11th/12th? century)

Medieval Ethiopia (to 1527)

Transition from Aksumite period to Zagwe dynasty somewhere between 9thÃ¢ÂÂ12th centuries.
Transition from Zagwe dynasty to Solomonic dynasty in 1270.

Vassal Kingdoms

Post-1527 Kingdoms

Independent

Adal Sultanate (until demise in 1577)
Emirate of Harar - (independent of Aussa Imamate from 1647; ruled by the Ali ibn Dawud dynasty, see Emirs of Harar)

Kingdoms annexed by the Ethiopian empire in the 19th century

Emirate of Harar
Kingdom of Garo or Bosha - foundation 1567
title: Tatu
dynasty: Tegra`i Bushasho dynasty

See: Rulers of Bosha

Kingdom of Gera
title: Moti

See: Rulers of the Gibe State of Gera

Kingdom of Gomma - foundation 1800
title Moti
dynasty: 'Awulyani dynasty

See: Rulers of the Gibe State of Goma

Kingdom of Gumma
title Moti

See: Rulers of the Gibe State of Guma

Kingdom of Janjero - founded before 1600

See: Rulers of the Janjero state of Gimirra

Kingdom of Jimma
title Moti

See: Rulers of the Gibe state of Jimma

Kingdom of Kaffa - foundation 1390 old Kaffa Kingdom; 1700 for new Kaffa Empire
title: Emperor (or Kafi Atio, last two also Atiojo)
dynasty: Bushasho dynasty, one of the Minjo families
rulers:
c.1390 Minjo
1425 - 1460 Shongetato (also known as the Girra king)
1460 - 1495 Odhe/Addiotato
1495 - 1530 Sadi or Shaddi/Shaditato
1530 - 1565 Madi Gafine/Gafo or Shonge, possibly the same as Borrete
1565 - 1605 Bong-he or Borrete or Bongatato, said to be the son of Madi Gafo
1605 - 1640 Giba Nekiok or Bonge or Galo Nechocho
1640 - 1675 Gali Gafocho or Gali Ginok
1675 - 1710 Gali Ginocho or Tan Ginok
1710 - 1742 Gaki Gaocho or Otti Sheroch, Taki Gaok
1742 - 1775 Gali Gaocho or Kanechoch, Galli
1775 - 1795 Shagi Sherocho or Gali Keffoch, Sagi Saro
1795 - 1798 Beshi Ginocho or Kaye Sheroch, Beshi Gino
1798 - 1821 Hoti Gaocho or Beshi Sheroch, Oto
1821 - 1845 Gaha Nechocho or Gali Sheroch, Ganecho
1845 - 1854 Gawi Nechocho or Haji Ginoch, Gaul Saro
1854 - November 1870 Kaye Sherocho or Kamo
November 1870 - April 1890 Gali Sherocho
6 April 1890 - 10 September 1897 Gaki Sherocho

Source: C.F. Beckingham and G.W.B. Huntingford, Some Records of Ethiopia, 1593-1646 (London: Hakluyt Society, 1954), p. lvi. Amnon Orent, "Refocusing on the History of Kafa prior to 1897: A Discussion of Political Processes" in African Historical Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2. (1970), p. 268.

Leqa Naqamte - foundation before 1871, ruled Welega from Nekemte
title: Moti
rulers:
(until mid-1870s) Bakare
(mid-1870s)-1889 Moroda
1889-1932 Kumsa Moroda (later known as Gebre Iziabiher)
Limmu-Ennarea
ruling title: Supera

See: Rulers of the Gibe State of Limu-'Enarya; Innarya

Kingdom of Wolaita - foundation 1250 (not under Tigre dynasty until 1600)
ruling title: Kawo
ruling dynasty:
Tigre dynasty
Mala dynasty

See: Rulers of Welayta

Other

Kingdom of Zion (consisting of Tigray, Gondar, Gojjam, and Semien) under King (Negus) Mikael of Wollo 1914 - 1916

Unidentified kingdoms or chiefdoms

The following polities are unidentified kingdoms or chiefdoms, and are not mentioned in standard references:

Leqa Qellam: foundation before 1870
title Moti
rulers:
x-188? Jote Talu
Sheka - foundation 1560
title: Tato
rulers
1670-1740 Bedi Goechi
1740-1780 Giba Goechi
1780-1782 Tuge Nechochi
1782-1785 Tume Afochi
1785-1800 Shagi Nechochi
1800-1805 Bedi Nechochi
1805-1810 Techi Nechochi
1810-1820 unknown
1820-1850 Galli Goechi
1850-1887 Deji Goechi
1887-1898 Techi Goechi

References