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.

List of rulers of the Gibe Kingdom of Gera

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|colspan="3"|Moti (Rulers) (horse names in parentheses)

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|<small>(semi-legendary)</small>||Abba Sirba, <small>Moti</small>||<small>(Borana)</small>

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|<small>(semi-legendary)</small>||Raia, <small>Moti</small>||

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|<small>(semi-legendary)</small>||Macha, <small>Moti</small>||<small>(Borana)</small>

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|<small>(semi-legendary)</small>||Akako, <small>Moti</small>||<small>(Borana)</small>

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|<small>(semi-legendary)</small>||Jimma, <small>Moti</small>||<small>(Borana)</small>

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|<small>(semi-legendary)</small>||Abo, <small>Moti</small>||<small>(Borana)</small>

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|<small>(semi-legendary)</small>||Saiyo, <small>Moti</small>||<small>(Borana)</small>

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|<small>(semi-legendary)</small>||Bobo, <small>Moti</small>||<small>(? Bareituma)</small>

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|<small>killed c. 1840</small>||Tulu Ganje, <small>Moti</small>||<small>killed by Oncho, king of Gumma</small>

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|<small>c. 1840</small>||..., <small>Moti<br />(Abba Baso)</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>c. 1845 to c. 1860</small>||..., <small>Moti<br />(Abba Rago I)</small>||<small>reigned 15 years</small>

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|<small>c. 1860 - 1870</small>||..., <small>Moti<br />(Abba Magal)</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>c. 1870</small>||..., <small>Moti<br />(Abba Rago II)</small>||&nbsp;

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|<small>c. 1880</small>||Genne Fa (as regent)||<small>Widow of Abba Rago II</small>

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See also

  • Monarchies of Ethiopia
  • Rulers and heads of state of Ethiopia
  • Rulers of Ethiopia
  • Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles

Sources

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

References