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The Kingdom of Kaffa was a kingdom located in what is now Ethiopia from 1390 to 1897, with its first capital at Bonga.The Gojeb River formed its northern border, beyond which lay the Gibe kingdoms; to the east the territory of the Konta and Kullo peoples lay between Kaffa and the Omo River; to the south numerous subgroups of the Gimira people, and to the west lay the Majangir people. [1]
Kaffa (Amharic: ካፋ) was a province on the southwestern side of Ethiopia; its capital city was Bonga. Kaffa is bordered on the west by Sudan, on the northwest by Illubabor, on the north by Walega, on the northeast by Shewa, on the east by Sidamo, and on the southeast by Gamu-Gofa. According to legend, ancestors of today's Kafficho people in ...
The Zone is named after the Kingdom of Kaffa.Kaffa was part of the Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region (SNNPR) until 2021 when a referendum was held. The result was to create a new region called the South West Ethiopia Peoples' Region and comprised the Kaffa Zone and five other nearby administrative areas of the SNNPR.
The Kingdom of Kaffa was established in 1390 and lasted until 1897, when it was fully integrated into the Ethiopian Empire, of which it had previously been an intermittent tributary. While the Kingdom's economy had relied largely on the export of gold and slaves, the modern Kafficho are agriculturalists.
Kaffa (city) or Theodosia, a Crimean city. Kaffa Province, a former province in Ethiopia. Kingdom of Kaffa, a medieval kingdom of the Kafficho people.
Anderaccha. Died. 1919. Addis Ababa. Dynasty. Kingdom of Kaffa. Gaki Sherocho (died 1919) was the last king of the Kingdom of Kaffa from 6 April 1890 to 10 September 1897, in what is now Ethiopia. He is usually called by the Kaffa "Chinito", the diminutive of Taten Chini ("King Chini"). [1]
Army of Ras Wolde Giyorgis after the conquest of Kaffa bows before the Emperor. The Kingdom of Kaffa was a powerful kingdom located south of the Gojeb river in the dense jungles of the Kaffa mountains. Due to constant invasions from the Mecha Oromos, the Kafficho people developed a very unique defense system unlike anything seen in the Horn of ...
Ethiopian Highlands. The Ethiopian Highlands (also called the Abyssinian Highlands) [1][2] is a rugged mass of mountains in Ethiopia in Northeast Africa. It forms the largest continuous area of its elevation in the continent, with little of its surface falling below 1,500 m (4,900 ft), while the summits reach heights of up to 4,550 m (14,930 ft).