List of rulers of Welayta
List of Rulers of Welayta
The following were the rulers of the Wolayta kingdom and province in present-day southern Ethiopia.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| c.1250 | Foundation of Welayta(As unwritten sources shows, state of Wolayta existed during Axum empire and even before. There more than 42 dynasties. Wolayta Mala and Tigrean Dynasty are the last and recent ones.) state | |
| Damot dynasty | ||
| Kawo Motole(Motolomi) | ||
| Wolaita Mala dynasty | ||
| Dates and rulers not known | Ended with the Oromo migrations | |
| Tigre dynasty | ||
| c.1560 | Mikael, Kawa | |
| 16th century | Girma, Kawa | |
| 17th century | Gazenja, Kawa (Gazenya) | |
| 17th century | Addayo, Kawa | |
| 18th century | Kote, Kawa | |
| 18th century | Libana, Kawa | |
| ???? to 1761 | Tube, Kawo | Died in office |
| 1761 to 1800 | Ogatto, Kawo | |
| 1800 to 1835 | Amado, Kawo | |
| 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 1894 | ||
| October 1895 to 1900 | Tekle Haymanot, Negus | |
Source
- C.F. Beckingham and G.W.B. Huntingford, Some Records of Ethiopia, 1593–1646 (London: Hakluyt Society, 1954), pp. lxv – lxvii.
See also
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