This is a list of monarchies of Ethiopia that existed throughout the nation's history. It is divided into kingdoms that were subdivisions of Ethiopia, and kingdoms that were later conquered by Ethiopia. Ancient kingdoms fall into neither category.
Dʿmt Kingdom (8th century BC – 7th/5th century BC)Kingdom of Aksum – used title Nəguśä nägäśt ("King of Kings") like later Emperors, but traditionally called a Kingdom (Early period 5th/4th century BC – 1st century BC; Main period 1st century BC/AD – 7th century; Late Aksumite period 7th century – 9th/10th/11th/12th? century)Transition from Aksumite period to Zagwe dynasty somewhere between 9th–12th centuries.Transition from Zagwe dynasty to Solomonic dynasty in 1270.Adal (see Walashma dynasty)Bali (later Bale)DamotDawaroFet'egarGojjamHadiyaIfatInnaryaMoraWagSultanate of ShewaAdal Sultanate (until demise in 1577 - became Awsa sultanate)Harar Emirate - (independent of Aussa sultanate from 1647; ruled by Ali bin Da'ud dynast, see Emirs of Harar)Emirate of HararKingdom of Garo or Bosha - foundation 1567title: Tatudynasty: Tegra`i Bushasho dynastySee: Rulers of Bosha
Kingdom of Geratitle: MotiSee: Rulers of the Gibe State of Gera
Kingdom of Gomma - foundation 1800title Motidynasty: 'Awulyani dynastySee: Rulers of the Gibe State of Goma
Kingdom of Gummatitle MotiSee: Rulers of the Gibe State of Guma
Kingdom of Janjero - founded before 1600See: Rulers of the Janjero state of Gimirra
Kingdom of Jimmatitle MotiSee: Rulers of the Gibe state of Jimma
Kingdom of Kaffa - foundation 1390 old Kaffa Kingdom; 1700 for new Kaffa Empiretitle: Emperor (or Kafi Atio, last two also Atiojo)dynasty: Bushasho dynasty, one of the Minjo familiesrulers:c.1390 Minjo1425 - 1460 Shongetato (also known as the Girra king)1460 - 1495 Odhe/Addiotato1495 - 1530 Sadi or Shaddi/Shaditato1530 - 1565 Madi Gafine/Gafo or Shonge, possibly the same as Borrete1565 - 1605 Bong-he or Borrete or Bongatato, said to be the son of Madi Gafo1605 - 1640 Giba Nekiok or Bonge or Galo Nechocho1640 - 1675 Gali Gafocho or Gali Ginok1675 - 1710 Gali Ginocho or Tan Ginok1710 - 1742 Gaki Gaocho or Otti Sheroch, Taki Gaok1742 - 1775 Gali Gaocho or Kanechoch, Galli1775 - 1795 Shagi Sherocho or Gali Keffoch, Sagi Saro1795 - 1798 Beshi Ginocho or Kaye Sheroch, Beshi Gino1798 - 1821 Hoti Gaocho or Beshi Sheroch, Oto1821 - 1845 Gaha Nechocho or Gali Sheroch, Ganecho1845 - 1854 Gawi Nechocho or Haji Ginoch, Gaul Saro1854 - November 1870 Kaye Sherocho or KamoNovember 1870 - April 1890 Gali Sherocho6 April 1890 - 10 September 1897 Gaki SherochoSource: C.F. Beckingham and G.W.B. Huntingford,
Some Records of Ethiopia, 1593-1646 (London: Hakluyt Society, 1954), p. lvi. Amnon Orent, "Refocusing on the History of Kafa prior to 1897: A Discussion of Political Processes" in
African Historical Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2. (1970), p. 268.Leqa Naqamte - foundation before 1871, ruled Welega from Nekemtetitle: Motirulers:(until mid-1870s) Bakare(mid-1870s)-1889 Moroda1889-1932 Kumsa Moroda (later known as Gebre Iziabiher)Limmu-Ennarearuling title: SuperaSee: Rulers of the Gibe State of Limu-'Enarya; Innarya
Welayta - foundation 1250 (not under Tigray dynasty until 1600)ruling title: Kawaruling dynasty: Tigray dynastySee: Rulers of Welayta
Kingdom of Zion (consisting of Tigray, Gondar, Gojjam, and Semien) under King (Negus) Mikael of Wollo 1914 - 1916
The following polities are unidentified kingdoms or chiefdoms, and are not mentioned in standard references:
Leqa Qellam: foundation before 1870title Motirulers:x-188? Jote TaluSheka - foundation 1560title: Tatorulers1670-1740 Bedi Goechi1740-1780 Giba Goechi1780-1782 Tuge Nechochi1782-1785 Tume Afochi1785-1800 Shagi Nechochi1800-1805 Bedi Nechochi1805-1810 Techi Nechochi1810-1820 unknown1820-1850 Galli Goechi1850-1887 Deji Goechi1887-1898 Techi Goechi 