The Kingdom of Jimma (Oromo: Mootummaa Jimmaa) was an Oromo Muslim kingdom in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 18th 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 was considered the most powerful militarily of the Gibe kingdoms.
The KingdomofJimma (Oromo: Mootummaa Jimmaa) was an Oromo Muslim kingdom in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 18th century. It shared its...
caravan route between Shewa and the Kingdomof Kaffa, as well as being only six miles from the palace of the king ofJimma. According to Donald Levine, in...
Jimma is a zone in Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Jimma is named after former KingdomofJimma, which was absorbed into the former province of Kaffa in 1932...
Jifaar; 1861 – 1932) was King of the Gibe KingdomofJimma (r. 1878–1932). Abba Jifar II was king ofJimma, and the son of Abba Gomol and Queen Gumiti....
The Kingdomof Yamma was a small kingdom located in what is now Ethiopia. It lay in the angle formed by the Omo and the Jimma Gibe Rivers; to the west...
encroachments by the Oromos of the KingdomofJimma. Werner Lange discusses the possibility that the kingdomof Garo had been a subsidiary part of Ennarea, in much...
Dula was the last King of the Gibe KingdomofJimma (reigned 1932), and a member of the Oromo people. He was the grandson of Abba Jifar II. He aligned...
son of Mswati II. The origins ofJimma are obscure, although prior to the Oromo migrations, the territory this kingdom came to occupy had been part of the...
west of the Gibe and Omo Rivers, and north of the Gojeb. It was the location of the former Oromo and Sidama kingdomsof Gera, Gomma, Garo, Gumma, Jimma, and...
capital of the KingdomofJimma, in the Oromia Region of Ethiopia. Today it is a village or suburb on the outskirts of the city ofJimma, consisting of approximately...
The following is a list of rulers of the KingdomofJimma. Jimma was one of the five oromo Gibe kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in...
neighboring states such as the brother of Abba Jifar II the ruler of the KingdomofJimma backed Hassan's troops. However Abba Jifar himself refused, replying...
AD) (List of rulers of Gumma) Kingdom of Jimma (1790–1884/1889/1932 AD) (List of rulers ofJimma) Buha Kingdoms (A) (18th century-late 19th century AD):...
following is a list of rulers of the Kingdomof Garo or Bosha. Bosha was one of the kingdoms on the periphery of the Gibe region of Ethiopia. It existed...
castes of artisans, and at the lowest level were the slaves. In the Islamic KingdomofJimma, the Oromo society's caste strata predominantly consisted of endogamous...
Janjero state of Gimirra KingdomofJimma title Moti See: Rulers of the Gibe state ofJimmaKingdomof Kaffa - foundation 1390 old Kaffa Kingdom; 1700 for...
Moti Abba Rebu was King of the Gibe KingdomofJimma, in Ethiopia (reigned 1855–1859). He was the son of Abba Jifar I. Abba Rebu was a warlike king, and...
Sultanate of Hobyo (mid-18th century – early 20th century) Kingdomof Gomma (early 19th century – 1886) Kingdomof Gera (1835-1900) KingdomofJimma (1830–1932)...
invade the Emirate of Harar in January 1887 offering 'Abd Allah the same kind of autonomy that Abba Jifar II of the KingdomofJimma enjoyed; the Emir...
list of wars involving the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (modern-day Ethiopia) and its predecessor states. Hassen, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia...
thousands of Wollo Muslims to break their resistance. Many Muslims from Wollo left for sanctuary in Metemma, KingdomofJimma, and the Emirate of Harar....
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