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Name: Kingdom of Jimma (Ethiopian Empire)

Type: Polity

Start: 1890 AD

End: 1932 AD

Nation: jimma

Parent: ethiopia

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Was one of the kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 19th century.

Establishment


  • January 1890: Jimma became vassal of the Ethiopian Empire.
  • Chronology


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    1. Conquests of Menelik II


    Expansion during the rule of Menelik II in the Ethiopian Empire.


    2. Ethiopian conquest of the Kingdom of Jimma


    Following the death of Abba Jifar II, King of Jimma, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie seized the opportunity to finally annex Abba's Kingdom.

  • May 1932: Following the death of Jimma ruler Abba Jifar II, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie seized the opportunity to finally annex Jimma. On 12 May, 400 soldiers and a team of administrators descended upon Jimma and brought the kingdom to an end.

  • Disestablishment


  • May 1932: Following the death of Jimma ruler Abba Jifar II, Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie seized the opportunity to finally annex Jimma. On 12 May, 400 soldiers and a team of administrators descended upon Jimma and brought the kingdom to an end.
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