Biqulzar

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Biqulzar also spelled as Baqulzar or Bequl zar was a historical region located in eastern Ethiopia. [1] [2] [3] According to Taddesse Tamrat, the state was positioned east of the Awash River however historian Hussein Ahmed, proposes it was a general term for districts east of Amhara region in the fourteenth century. [4] [5]

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Etymology

Biqulzar originates from the Harari language meaning “verdure along a stream.” [6] According to British historian George Huntingford, sixteenth century Arab writer Arab Faqīh in his text Conquest of Abyssinia describes Biqulzar as "a river full of water." [7]

History

According to fourteenth century Arab historian Ibn Fadlallah al-Umari, Biqulzar was one of Ifat's ancient metropolises or regions alongsifedde Kwelgora, Hubat, Gidaya, Hargaya and Fedis. [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]

In the fourteenth century, Ethiopian emperor Amda Seyon fought the Wargar or Warjih people in Biqulzar. [14] [15] [16] According to Salvatore Tsdeschi, in 1332 Amda Seyon had summoned his vassal ruler of Ifat, Jamal ad-Din I in Biqulzar however Manfred Kropp believes Amda Seyon met with a distinct ruler of Biqulzar. [17] [18]

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