Kingdom of Jimma
Kingdom of Jimma | |||||||
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| 1737–1932 | |||||||
The five Oromo kingdoms of the Gibe region | |||||||
| Capital | Jiren (now called Jimma) 7°40′00″N 36°50′00″E / 7.6666°N 36.8333°E | ||||||
| Common languages | Oromo | ||||||
| Religion | Sunni Islam | ||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||
| King (Moti) | |||||||
• 1830–1855 | Abba Jifar I | ||||||
• 1932 | Abba Jofir | ||||||
| History | |||||||
• Established | 1737 | ||||||
• Renamed Jimma Abba Jifar | 1830 | ||||||
• Vassal to Kingdom of Shewa | 1884 | ||||||
• Vassal to Ethiopian Empire | 1889 | ||||||
• Annexed by Ethiopian Empire | 1932 | ||||||
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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.