Ennarea
Sign in to saveEnnarea, 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
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- 1400-00-00
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- 1710-00-00
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14 sectionsContents
- History
- Early period
- Rise and peak of power
- Decline, fall, and aftermath
- King and council
- Economy
- Religion
- Christianity
- Islam
- Kings
- Hinnare-tatos of Ennarea
- Hinnare-tatos in exile
- Notes
- References
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 kingdom came under increasing pressure by the Oromo, who finally reconquered Ennarea in around 1710.
Our knowledge of Ennarea primarily comes from oral traditions and a few foreign written sources, as it had no indigenous literacy tradition.