Motolomi Sato
| Motolomi Sato | |||||||||
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| King of the Kingdom of Wolaita | |||||||||
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| Dynasty | Wolaita Malla Dynasty | ||||||||
Motolomi Sato or Kawo Motolomi Sato was the founder and one of the most famous kings of the Kingdom of Wolaita.[citation needed] He ruled part of present day Ethiopia in the 12th century under the Damot Kingdom .[clarification needed] His dynasty is called Wolayta Mala dynasty, which was the dynasty under the Kingdom of Wolaita.[citation needed][1] Kawo Motolomi was an expansionist king of Wolaita. The son of king Sato, he was of the inigenous and heroic Wolaitta-Malla family and his family can still be found in Wolaita.[clarification needed][citation needed]
King Motolomi was a well-known military leader who possessed trained cavalry and infantry, his army, who camped in several caves around Damota Mountain. Kawo Motolomi’s period was the Golden Age of Wolaita history. The Wolaita was extremely powerful and dominated the whole region by the end of the 13th century.[citation needed][clarification needed][2]
References[]
- ^ "king motolomi of wolaita kingdom". www.academia.edu.
- ^ "legacy of wolaita during motolomi" (PDF). www.globalscientificjournal.com.
- Leaders of the Kingdom of Wolayita
- People from Wolayita Zone
- 12th-century Ethiopian people
- 13th-century Ethiopian people
- Ethiopian royalty stubs