List of rulers of the Gibe state of Gera

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The following is a list of rulers of the Kingdom of Gera . The Gibe kingdom of Gera was one of the kingdoms in the Gibe region of Ethiopia that emerged in the 19th century.

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List of rulers of the Gibe Kingdom of Gera

TenureIncumbentNotes
Moti (Rulers) (horse names in parentheses)
(semi-legendary) Abba Sirba , Moti(Borana)
(semi-legendary) Raia , Moti
(semi-legendary) Macha , Moti(Borana)
(semi-legendary) Akako , Moti(Borana)
(semi-legendary) Jimma , Moti(Borana)
(semi-legendary) Abo , Moti(Borana)
(semi-legendary) Saiyo , Moti(Borana)
(semi-legendary) Bobo , Moti(? Bareituma)
killed c. 1840 Tulu Ganje , Motikilled by Oncho, king of Gumma
c. 1840..., Moti
(Abba Baso)
 
c. 1845 to c. 1860..., Moti
(Abba Rago I)
reigned 15 years
c. 1860 - 1870..., Moti
(Abba Magal)
 
c. 1870..., Moti
(Abba Rago II)
 
c. 1880 Genne Fa (as regent) [1] Widow of Abba Rago II

Source: C. F. Beckingham and G. W. B. Huntingford, Some Records of Ethiopia, 1593-1646 (London: Hakluyt Society, 1954), pp. lxxxivf

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References

  1. Huntingford, G. W. B. (2017-05-15). Some Records of Ethiopia, 1593-1646: Being Extracts from The History of High Ethiopia or Abassia by Manoel de Almeida Together with Bahrey's History of the Galla. Taylor & Francis. ISBN   978-1-317-05271-5.