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)
Damot
Dawaro
Fet'egar
Gojjam
Hadiya
Ifat
Innarya
Mora
Wag
Sultanate of Shewa
Adal 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 Harar
Kingdom of Garo or Bosha - foundation 1567
title: Tatu
dynasty: Tegra`i Bushasho dynasty
See: Rulers of Bosha
Kingdom of Gera
title: Moti
See: Rulers of the Gibe State of Gera
Kingdom of Gomma - foundation 1800
title Moti
dynasty: 'Awulyani dynasty
See: Rulers of the Gibe State of Goma
Kingdom of Gumma
title Moti
See: Rulers of the Gibe State of Guma
Kingdom of Janjero - founded before 1600
See: Rulers of the Janjero state of Gimirra
Kingdom of Jimma
title Moti
See: Rulers of the Gibe state of Jimma
Kingdom of Kaffa - foundation 1390 old Kaffa Kingdom; 1700 for new Kaffa Empire
title: Emperor (or Kafi Atio, last two also Atiojo)
dynasty: Bushasho dynasty, one of the Minjo families
rulers:
c.1390 Minjo
1425 - 1460 Shongetato (also known as the Girra king)
1460 - 1495 Odhe/Addiotato
1495 - 1530 Sadi or Shaddi/Shaditato
1530 - 1565 Madi Gafine/Gafo or Shonge, possibly the same as Borrete
1565 - 1605 Bong-he or Borrete or Bongatato, said to be the son of Madi Gafo
1605 - 1640 Giba Nekiok or Bonge or Galo Nechocho
1640 - 1675 Gali Gafocho or Gali Ginok
1675 - 1710 Gali Ginocho or Tan Ginok
1710 - 1742 Gaki Gaocho or Otti Sheroch, Taki Gaok
1742 - 1775 Gali Gaocho or Kanechoch, Galli
1775 - 1795 Shagi Sherocho or Gali Keffoch, Sagi Saro
1795 - 1798 Beshi Ginocho or Kaye Sheroch, Beshi Gino
1798 - 1821 Hoti Gaocho or Beshi Sheroch, Oto
1821 - 1845 Gaha Nechocho or Gali Sheroch, Ganecho
1845 - 1854 Gawi Nechocho or Haji Ginoch, Gaul Saro
1854 - November 1870 Kaye Sherocho or Kamo
November 1870 - April 1890 Gali Sherocho
6 April 1890 - 10 September 1897 Gaki Sherocho
Source: 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 Nekemte
title: Moti
rulers:
(until mid-1870s) Bakare
(mid-1870s)-1889 Moroda
1889-1932 Kumsa Moroda (later known as Gebre Iziabiher)
Limmu-Ennarea
ruling title: Supera
See: Rulers of the Gibe State of Limu-'Enarya; Innarya
Welayta - foundation 1250 (not under Tigray dynasty until 1600)
ruling title: Kawa
ruling dynasty: Tigray dynasty
See: 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 1870
title Moti
rulers:
x-188? Jote Talu
Sheka - foundation 1560
title: Tato
rulers
1670-1740 Bedi Goechi
1740-1780 Giba Goechi
1780-1782 Tuge Nechochi
1782-1785 Tume Afochi
1785-1800 Shagi Nechochi
1800-1805 Bedi Nechochi
1805-1810 Techi Nechochi
1810-1820 unknown
1820-1850 Galli Goechi
1850-1887 Deji Goechi
1887-1898 Techi Goechi