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Name: Walayta

Type: Polity

Start: 1251 AD

End: 1860 AD

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Was a kingdom in Ethiopia.

Establishment


  • January 1251: Walayta state founded.
  • Chronology


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    1. Events


  • January 1591: Emperor Sarsa Dengel of Ethiopia successfully checked the Ottoman expansion into Ethiopian territories by securing a significant victory and subsequently sacking Arqiqo in 1589. This decisive action restricted the Ottomans to a narrow coastal strip, limiting their influence and control in the region.

  • January 1840: Kingdom of Shewa (Shoa) established ca. 1839.

  • December 1860: Walayta is annexed by the Ethiopian Empire.

  • Disestablishment


  • December 1860: Walayta is annexed by the Ethiopian Empire.
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