Endagabatan

Endagabatan

Endagabatan

Historical region of Ethiopia

Endagabatan (Amharic: እንደገብጠን) also known as Enda Gabtan, Anda Gabtan, or Endagabton was a historical province of Ethiopia. Located north west of the old Fatagar region, bounded by Mugar, Gudar as well as Abay rivers. The region is in modern west Shewa province.[1]

History

The region was likely under Ethiopian Christian control during Emperor Amda Seyon by the 14th century however it was contested by the Muslim Ifat Sultanate's Sabr ad-Din I. The region's inhabitants were mostly the now extinct Gafat people. Endagabatan was invaded by the Adal Sultanate under Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi in the middle of the sixteenth century. In 1563 the region was also the site of a rebellion led by Emperor Sarsa Dengel's cousin Hamalmal which is known as the Battle of Endagabatan. Modern day Endagabatan was incorporated into Shewa province in the 19th century.[2]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Hassan, Mohammed. Oromo of Ethiopia (PDF). University of London. p. 234.
  2. [2]
    Endagabatan. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
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