Abba Gomol
Appearance
Abba Gomol | |
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Moti | |
King of the Kingdom of Jimma | |
Reign | 1862–1878 |
Predecessor | Abba Bok'a |
Successor | Abba Jifar II |
Dynasty | Kingdom of Jimma |
Moti Abba Gomol was King of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma (reigned 1862–1878).
Reign
[edit]Abba Gomol was the son of Abba Bok'a and a woman from the Busase family of the Kingdom of Kaffa.
His major achievement was conquering the Kingdom of Garo, which became the southeast portion of the Kingdom of Jimma.[1]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Herbert S. Lewis, A Galla Monarchy: Jimma Abba Jifar, Ethiopia (Madison, Wisconsin, 1965), pp. 43f.