Kingdom of Wolaita
Kingdom of Wolaita | |||||||||
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| (Traditionally) c. 1251–1896 | |||||||||
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Traditional Wolaita pattern | |||||||||
| Capital | Lasho, Dalbo, Sodo | ||||||||
| Common languages | Wolaitta and other Ometo languages | ||||||||
| Religion | Officially Christianity, Paganism | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Kawo (transl. Majesty or King) | |||||||||
• 1251–1298 (first) | Motolomi Sato | ||||||||
• 1890–1896 (last) | Kawo Tona Gaga | ||||||||
| Historical era | Middle Ages to Early modern period | ||||||||
• Wolaita Malla Dynasty | (Traditionally) c. 1251 | ||||||||
• Tigre Malla dynasty | c. 16th century | ||||||||
• Annexed by Ethiopian Empire | 1896 | ||||||||
| Currency | Marchuwa | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Ethiopia | ||||||||
Kingdom of Wolaita, also known as Wolaita Kingdom, was a kingdom dominated by Wolayta people in today's southern Ethiopia from 1251 until conquest of Ethiopian Empire in 1896.
Some academics have claimed that Wolaita was equivalent to the Kingdom of Damot, a medieval kingdom that flourished from the 13th to 16th centuries until the Oromo expansion, during which the Wolaita Malla dynasty was replaced by the Tigre Malla dynasty.: 59