thumb|Location of Shewa [[Provinces of Ethiopia|province (red) within the Ethiopian Empire.]]
This article lists the rulers of Shewa, a historical region of Ethiopia.
c. 960–1270
According to tradition, the Solomonic dynasty (1270–1974) was descended from king Solomon and queen Makeda via the kings of Axum. Long before the fall of Aksum, pre-existing Christian communities had already established deep roots in Shewa, creating cultural and religious bridge with Aksum. After Axum was destroyed by Gudit in the 10th century, the surviving royal family led by son of Dil Na'od and his people, fled to Shewa and reigned there for 330 years before the accession of Yekuno Amlak. A line of kings ruled at Shewa during the time of the Zagwe dynasty and claimed descent from Dil Na'od, the last king of Axum. The 1922 regnal list of Ethiopia includes eight unnumbered kings described as "8 generations of an Israelitish dynasty" who "did not mount the throne". These kings did not mount the throne in Aksum, although they went on to form the Kingdom of Shewa.
During Aksumite era, Shewa was an important remote frontier.
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|Edem Asagad
|c. 1210–1255
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|Yekuno Amlak
|c. 1255–1270
|Defeated the last Zagwe king and became Emperor of Ethiopia (r. 1270–1285).
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Parallel to the highland Christian kingdom, the Makhzumi Dynasty established a Muslim sultanate that operated primarily as a commercial power. The 13th-century Makhzumi Chronicles and historical records place their administrative capital at Walale in northern Hararghe, deep inside Harla country. The modern Harari ethnic group is widely considered a direct product of the mixing between the native Harla people and the Argobba-Makhzumi factions.