Kwelgora Explained

Kwelgora also spelled as Kuelgora was a historical Muslim region located in central Ethiopia, it was bounded by the Ifat and Makhzumi state.^[1] The locality was in the vicinity of Aliyu Amba and southward of Ankober.^[2]

History

In the thirteenth century the Arab historian Ibn Sa'id al-Maghribi states the people within reach of this state were in conflict with both the Nubians and Abyssinians.^[3]

Fourteenth century Arab historian Ibn Fadlallah al-Umari states Kwelgora was a part of the Ifat Sultanate.^[4] According to the so-called fourteenth century Amda Seyon chronicles, Kwelgora was invaded and pillaged by the emperor's troops alongside other Muslim dominions such as Biqulzar, Hubat, Gidaya, Hargayaand Fedis.^{[5] [6]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Kwelgora . Encyclopedia Aethiopica .
2. Book: Crawford . O.G.S. . Ethiopian Itineraries circa 1400-1524: Including those Collected by Alessandro Zorzi at Venice in the Years 1519-24 . 9 August 2019 . Taylor & Francis . 66 . 978-1-317-14101-3 .
3. Book: Prevost . Virginie . Dictionnaire géographique de l'Afrique médiévale . OpenEdition Books . 39 .
4. Book: Lindahl . Bernhard . Local History of Ethiopia . Nordic Africa Institute . 8 .
5. Hirsch . Bertrand . Le récit des guerres du roi ʿAmda Ṣeyon contre les sultanats islamiques, fiction épique du XVe siècle . 2020 . 79 . Médiévales . 107 . 27092794 .
6. Book: Huntingford . George . The Historical Geography of Ethiopia From the First Century AD to 1704 . British Academy . 89 .