Medieval history of Ethiopia

mythical Christian patriarch, presbyter, and king

1275–1415 Muslim state in the Horn of Africa

dynasty centered around Lalibela, ruling large parts of the territory from about 900 to 1270

episode in the early history of Islam, where the first Muslims fled from Mecca to the Christian Kingdom of Aksum, due to persecution

former kingdom located in what is now Ethiopia

former kingdom and region in Ethiopia

Ancient kingdom of Beta Israel

896–1286 Muslim kingdom in modern Ethiopia

Dawaro or Dawarro (Somali: ደዋሮ Dawārro) Was a Somali Muslim Sultanate founded around the 10th century by the Jarso people sub-clan of the Dir centred in Hararghe. principality which laid near Hadiya. The state was originally independent until becoming a vassal and later a province due its subjugation by Emperor Amda Seyon I in the early 14th century. The region was situated east of Hadiya and north of Bali which covered much of Ethiopia's Arsi Province. The capital of Dawaro was called Sabboch. The area became prone to a tug of war between Muslim and Christian states in the Middle Ages.

Sahabah

Ennarea, also known as E(n)narya or In(n)arya (Gonga: Hinnario), was a kingdom in the Gibe region in what is now western Ethiopia. It became independent from the kingdom of Damot in the 14th century and would be the most powerful kingdom in the region until its decline in the 17th century. Being located on the southwestern periphery of the Ethiopian Empire, Ennarea was its tributary throughout much of its history, supplying the emperor with gold and slaves. The culmination of this relationship was the Christianization of the Ennarean elite in the late 1580s. From the late 16th century the king

thumb|A medieval map of Fatagar and surrounding areas Fatagar (Amharic: ፈጠጋር) was a historical province that separated Muslim and Christian dominions in the medieval Horn of Africa. In the eleventh century it was part of the Muslim states, then was invaded by the Christian kingdom led by Emperor Amda Seyon I, after which it would serve as central district in, and home of multiple rulers of, the Ethiopian Empire in the 15th century.