Kingdom_of_Damot
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The Kingdom of Damot was a medieval kingdom in what is now western Ethiopia. The territory was positioned below the Blue Nile. Possibly formed in the 10th century, it was a powerful state by the 13th century that forced the Sultanate of Shewa to pay tributes. It also annihilated the armies of the Zagwe dynasty that were sent to subdue its territory. Damot conquered several Muslim and Christian ter
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Kingdom of Damot | |||||||||
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| c. 10th/13th century–c. 16th century | |||||||||
 The kingdom of Damot and its neighbours circa 1200 AD | |||||||||
| Capital | Maldarede 9°23′N 37°34′E / 9.39°N 37.56°E | ||||||||
| Common languages | Gonga, and other North Omotic languages | ||||||||
| Religion | Paganism, Christianity | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
| Motalami | |||||||||
| History | |||||||||
• Established | c. 10th/13th century | ||||||||
• Conquered by Ethiopia | c. 1316 | ||||||||
• Dissolution (By the 16th century, Damot was further fragmented and ultimately overrun during the Oromo expansion) | c. 16th century | ||||||||
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| Today part of | Ethiopia | ||||||||
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