This article is about the area in Ethiopia. For the town in Pakistan, see Shewa Adda. For the Hebrew vowel sign, see Shva.
Shewa (Amharic: ሸዋ; Arabic: شيوا, Oromo: Shawaa), formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa (Scioà in Italian[1]), is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is located at its center. Modern Shewa includes the historical Endagabatan province.[2]
The towns of Debre Berhan, Antsokia, Ankober, Entoto and, after Shewa became a province of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa have all served as the capital of Shewa at various times. Most of northern Shewa, made up of the districts of Menz, Tegulet, Yifat, Menjar and Bulga, is populated by Christian Amharas, while southern Shewa is inhabited by the Gurages and eastern Shewa has large Oromo and ArgobbaMuslim populations. The monastery of Debre Libanos, founded by Saint Tekle Haymanot, is located in the district of Selale, also known as Grarya, a former province of Abyssinia.[3]
Rochet d'Héricourt's map of his 1842–1844 expedition, showing the Rouyam de Choa (Kingdom of the Shewa)
Eastern Shewa first appears in the historical record as a Muslim state, which G. W. B. Huntingford believed was founded in 896, and had its capital at Walalah.[4] It is believed to have been part of the Kingdom of Aksum for over a millennium that became the site of Muslim kingdoms.[5] This state was annexed by the Sultanate of Ifat around 1285. Recently, three urban centers thought to be part of the Muslim kingdom of Eastern Shewa, the Sultanate of Showa, were discovered by a group of French archaeologists.[citation needed]
Yekuno Amlak based his uprising against the Zagwe dynasty from an enclave in Shewa. He claimed Solomonic forebears, direct descendants of the pre-Zagwe Axumite emperors, who had used Shewa as their safe haven when their survival was threatened by Gudit and other enemies. This is the reason why the region got the name "Shewa" which means 'rescue' or 'save'. This claim is supported by the Kebra Nagast, a book written under one of the descendants of Yekuno Amlak, which mentions Shewa as part of the realm of Menelik I. Aksum and its predecessor Dʿmt were mostly limited to Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea during the 1st millennium BCE. However, Shewa eventually became a part of Abyssinia upon the rise of the Amhara Solomonic dynasty.[6]
The Amhara Shewan ruling family was founded in the late 17th century by Negasi Krestos, who consolidated his control around Yifat. Traditions recorded about his ancestry vary: one tradition, recorded in 1840, claims his mother was the daughter of Ras Faris, a follower of Emperor Susenyos I who had escaped into Menz; another tradition told by Serta Wold, a councilor of Sahle Selassie, was that Negassie was a male-line descendant of Yaqob, the youngest son of Lebna Dengel, and thus assert descent from the ancient ruling Solomonic dynasty.[7]
shewa, this, article, about, area, ethiopia, town, pakistan, adda, hebrew, vowel, sign, shva, amharic, ሸዋ, arabic, شيوا, oromo, shawaa, formerly, romanized, shua, shoa, showa, shuwa, scioà, italian, historical, region, ethiopia, which, formerly, autonomous, ki. This article is about the area in Ethiopia For the town in Pakistan see Shewa Adda For the Hebrew vowel sign see Shva Shewa Amharic ሸዋ Arabic شيوا Oromo Shawaa formerly romanized as Shua Shoa Showa Shuwa Scioa in Italian 1 is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire The modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is located at its center Modern Shewa includes the historical Endagabatan province 2 Location of Shewa within the Ethiopian Empire The towns of Debre Berhan Antsokia Ankober Entoto and after Shewa became a province of Ethiopia Addis Ababa have all served as the capital of Shewa at various times Most of northern Shewa made up of the districts of Menz Tegulet Yifat Menjar and Bulga is populated by Christian Amharas while southern Shewa is inhabited by the Gurages and eastern Shewa has large Oromo and Argobba Muslim populations The monastery of Debre Libanos founded by Saint Tekle Haymanot is located in the district of Selale also known as Grarya a former province of Abyssinia 3 Contents 1 History 2 Notable People 3 See also 4 ReferencesHistory Edit Rochet d Hericourt s map of his 1842 1844 expedition showing the Rouyam de Choa Kingdom of the Shewa Eastern Shewa first appears in the historical record as a Muslim state which G W B Huntingford believed was founded in 896 and had its capital at Walalah 4 It is believed to have been part of the Kingdom of Aksum for over a millennium that became the site of Muslim kingdoms 5 This state was annexed by the Sultanate of Ifat around 1285 Recently three urban centers thought to be part of the Muslim kingdom of Eastern Shewa the Sultanate of Showa were discovered by a group of French archaeologists citation needed Yekuno Amlak based his uprising against the Zagwe dynasty from an enclave in Shewa He claimed Solomonic forebears direct descendants of the pre Zagwe Axumite emperors who had used Shewa as their safe haven when their survival was threatened by Gudit and other enemies This is the reason why the region got the name Shewa which means rescue or save This claim is supported by the Kebra Nagast a book written under one of the descendants of Yekuno Amlak which mentions Shewa as part of the realm of Menelik I Aksum and its predecessor Dʿmt were mostly limited to Northern Ethiopia and Eritrea during the 1st millennium BCE However Shewa eventually became a part of Abyssinia upon the rise of the Amhara Solomonic dynasty 6 Sahle Selassie king of Shewa The Amhara Shewan ruling family was founded in the late 17th century by Negasi Krestos who consolidated his control around Yifat Traditions recorded about his ancestry vary one tradition recorded in 1840 claims his mother was the daughter of Ras Faris a follower of Emperor Susenyos I who had escaped into Menz another tradition told by Serta Wold a councilor of Sahle Selassie was that Negassie was a male line descendant of Yaqob the youngest son of Lebna Dengel and thus assert descent from the ancient ruling Solomonic dynasty 7 Notable People EditMenelik IISee also EditList of rulers of Shewa North Shewa Zone Amhara History of EthiopiaReferences Edit Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Shoa Encyclopaedia Britannica Vol 24 11th ed Cambridge University Press p 991 Hassan Mohammed Oromo of Ethiopia PDF University of London p 234 http www niras com business areas media files niras com development consulting nic ethiopia october 2011 ashx Retrieved 10 April 2014 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a Missing or empty title help G W B Huntingford The historical geography of Ethiopia from the first century AD to 1704 Oxford University Press 1989 p 76 ancient shewa in ethiopia The Nile An Encyclopedia of Geography History and Culture Abc Clio 12 May 2017 ISBN 9781440840418 Mordechai Abir Ethiopia the Era of the Princes London Longmans 1968 pp 144ff Coordinates 9 00 N 39 00 E 9 000 N 39 000 E 9 000 39 000 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shewa amp oldid 1125587857, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
