List of rulers of Welayta
Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Historically, the Kingdom of Wolaita was ruled by more than fifty kings.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".q The rulers used the title Kawo. Legendarily, ~1251 is the year of Welayta's founding. (In traditional oral sources, where the state of Wolayta also existed during the Aksumite empire, or even earlier, with more than 42 dynasties. The Mala and Tigre dynasty are the most recent ones).Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
The exact number of kings in each dynasty varies depending on the source.
The following were the rulers of the Wolayta kingdom and province in present-day southern Ethiopia.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| First Wolaita Malla dynastyScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | ||
| Unknown Dates | Bito | |
| Unknown Dates | Bidinto | |
| Unknown Dates | Hanise | |
| Unknown Dates | Hadiyo | |
| Unknown Dates | Yate | |
| Unknown Dates | Worde | |
| Unknown Dates | Wode | |
| Unknown Dates | Sagada | |
| Unknown Dates | Bure | |
| Unknown Dates | Haruro | |
| Unknown Dates | Halala | |
| Arujia dynastyScript error: No such module "Unsubst". These kings are portrayed in oral tradition as harsh, rude and killers. Some sources state 12 kings made up this dynasty.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | ||
| Unknown Dates | Bada'a | |
| Unknown Dates | Badila | |
| Unknown Dates | Gadila | |
| Unknown Dates | Godira | |
| Unknown Dates | Bayuwa | |
| Unknown Dates | Burana | |
| Unknown Dates | Bade | |
| Unknown Dates | Gonga | |
| Unknown Dates | Dangula I | |
| Unknown Dates | Dangula II | Last king defeated in battle by the Malla dynasty.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". |
| Second Wolaita Malla dynasty (restored)Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Some sources state that 15 kings ruled in this dynasty.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". | ||
| Unknown Dates | Sana or SeneScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| Unknown Dates | Sabora | |
| Unknown Dates | Sagula | |
| Unknown Dates | Samora | |
| Unknown Dates | Sassa or SasoScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | |
| Unknown Dates | Saamm | |
| Unknown Dates | Sata | |
| 13th centuryScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | Motolam or MotolomiTemplate:SfnScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | Son of Saso.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". (Likely legendary) |
| Unknown Dates | Mota | |
| Unknown Dates | Ocha | |
| Unknown Dates | Lacha or LecheScript error: No such module "Unsubst". | Dynasty ended with the Oromo migrations |
| Tigre dynastyTemplate:Sfn | ||
| c. 1560 | Mikael or ShumeScript error: No such module "Unsubst"., Kawo | |
| 16th century | Girma Ketema, Kawo | |
| 17th century | Gazenja, Kawa (Gazenya) |
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| 17th century | Addaye Gazayna, Kawa | |
| 18th century | Kote Adaye, Kawo | |
| 18th century | Libana Kote, Kawo | |
| 1707 to 1748 | Sana Tube, Kawo | |
| ? to 1761 | Tube Libana, Kawo | Died in office |
| 1761 to 1800 | Ogato Sana, Kawo | |
| 1800 to 1835 | Amado Ogato, Kawo | |
| 1835 to 1845 | Damote Amado, Kawo | |
| 1845 to 1886 | Gobe Damote, Kawo | |
| 1886 to c.1890 | Gaga Gobe, Kawo | |
| 1890 to 1896 | Tona Gaga, Kawo | Warlike, the last and greatest king. |
| Waylata conquered by Menelik II and incorporated into Ethiopia 1894 | ||
| October 1894 to 1900 | Tekle Haymanot, Negus | |
Notes
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