This article is about the medieval Gonga kingdom. For the 19th century Oromo kingdom, see Limmu-Ennarea.
Medieval kingdom in western Ethiopia that lasted between 14th century to 18th century
Ennarea
Ennarea
14th century–c. 1710
Royal flag ("armo") of the kingdom of Ennarea based on oral traditions[1]
Ennarea in around 1500
Capital
Yadare, Gowi
Common languages
Gonga
Religion
Christianity (1587/8-1710, limited to nobility) African traditional religion
Government
Monarchy
Hinnare-tato
• c. 1450
Kaba Siyon
• Early 1700s
Shisafotchi
Historical era
Middle Ages
• Independence from Damot
14th century
• Conquered by Abyssinia
14th-15th century
• Oromo invasion, exodus into Kaffa
c. 1710
• Deposition of last king
Late 19th century
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Kingdom of Damot
Kingdom of Limmu-Ennarea
Kingdom of Kaffa
Today part of
Ethiopia
Ennarea, also known as E(n)narya or In(n)arya (Gonga: Hinnario),[2] was a kingdom in the Gibe region in what is now western Ethiopia. It became independent from the kingdom of Damot in the 14th century and would be the most powerful kingdom in the region until its decline in the 17th century. Being located on the southwestern periphery of the Ethiopian Empire, Ennarea was its tributary throughout much of its history, supplying the emperor with gold and slaves. The culmination of this relationship was the Christianization of the Ennarean elite in the late 1580s. From the late 16th century the kingdom came under increasing pressure by the Oromo, who finally conquered Ennarea in around 1710.
What is known about Ennarea comes mostly from oral traditions as well as a few foreign written sources; it had no indigenous literacy tradition.[2]
^Werner Lange: "History of the Southern Gonga (southwestern Ethiopia)"
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