Kingdom of Damot

[9] al-Mufaddal ibn Abi al-Fada'il in the fourteenth century writes that Damot alongside Harla Kingdom were forced to pay tribute to Abyssinia.[11] However, the kingdom’s decline began in the 14th century, as suggested by some sources, such as Paul Mikias, who argues that the Oromo conquest of Damot may have started earlier than widely believed.[13] Instead, Aba Bahrey focuses on how the Oromos used the "west," once part of Damot’s territories, as a base for military campaigns, crossing the Abay River to invade the Kingdom of Ennarea in the "southwest" (modern-day Jimma).[14] By the late 16th century, under the leadership of Mula'ata Lubas (1586–1594), the Macha Oromo overran Enaria and forced its clans to flee across the Blue Nile into Gojjam.Following the fall of Damot, a Christian temple in the region was converted into a church, and descendants of the Busase people continue to inhabit parts of Anfilo, producing coffee for both local and export consumption.
Omotic languagesPaganismChristianityMotalamiEthiopiaOromos16th centuryKingdom of AksumEthiopian EmpireAmharicBlue NileSultanate of ShowaZagwe dynastyYekuno AmlakKingdom of WolaitaMotolomi SatoOromo expansionhagiographyTekle HaymanotAmda Seyonal-Mufaddal ibn Abi al-Fada'ilHarla KingdomAbay RiverKingdom of EnnareaMacha OromoZemene MesafintGojjam