Kingdom of Damot
The Kingdom of Damot (Amharic: ዳሞት) was a medieval kingdom in what is now western Ethiopia. The territory was positioned below the Blue Nile. It was a powerful state that forced the Sultanate of Showa (also called 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 territories. The Muslim state Showa and the new Christian state under Yekuno Amlak formed an alliance to counter the influence of Damot in the region.
Kingdom of Damot | |||||||||
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| 960–1316 | |||||||||
The kingdom of Damot and its neighbours circa 1200 AD | |||||||||
| Capital | Maldarede 9.39°N 37.56°E | ||||||||
| Common languages | Gonga, and other Omotic languages | ||||||||
| Religion | Paganism, Christianity | ||||||||
| Government | Monarchy | ||||||||
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| History | |||||||||
• Established | 960 | ||||||||
• Disestablished | 1316 | ||||||||
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