Damot

Damot was a medieval kingdom in what is now Ethiopia, and neighbour to the Ethiopian Empire. Originally located south of the Abay and west of the Muger River, under the pressure of Oromo attacks the rulers were forced to resettle north of the Abay in southern Gojjam between 1574 and 1606.

Its earliest mention is in the gedlie or hagiography of the 13th century Saint Tekle Haymanot, which mentions Damot under a governor named Motalame, who had his palace at a place called Malbarde, and whose territory extended east beyond the Muger as far as the Jamma. The same name is given to the ruler of Damot in the reign of Emperor Amda Seyon.

One of the famous Dynasty of Ruled By kings from Wolayta is Called ‘Damota Kawoteta’ or Kingdom of Damot. As written in one of the History Books

The kingdom finally became 19th century Wolayta Kawoteta or Wolayta Kingdom with loss of its vast territory and Kingdom.”

The presence of names such as ‘Damot terara’ or Damot mountain and Damot District in amhara region,’Xossa’ terara or Tossa mountain still indicates the presence of the Wolayta in the Present amhara region in the form of “Unifying” forces before Hundred of years. In one of the church Book called Gedle Tekle Haymanot one of the king of the dynast called King Motolomi was portrayed as ‘Aremenewu ye Wolamo Negus’ .He captured wife of priest and the land and burned churches and brought captured war captives back to his land as slaves. The son of the Amhara priest as in the Hagiographic book or as Wolaytas presents him the son of King Motolomi is the famous Ethiopian saint Abune Tekle Haymanot.

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