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What is Kaffa culture?
Brief Culture Description The Kaffa (also called Kefecho) are primarily agricultural people living in southwestern Ethiopia. Their land is primarily mountainous, with many rivers and a rich source of coffee, musk, honey and a wide variety of agricultural and forest products.
Where is Kaffa in Africa?
Ethiopia
Kaffa (Amharic: ከፋ) was a province on the southwestern side of Ethiopia; its capital city was Bonga. It was named after the former Kingdom of Kaffa or “Kefa”. The etymology of Kaffa is thought to be from the Arabic qahwah meaning “a drink from berries”. The English word coffee is derived from the same root.
What is the last king 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”).
Where was the Kaffa state located?
The Kingdom of Kaffa (c. 1390–1897) was an early modern state located in what is now Ethiopia, with its first capital at Bonga.
What is Motalami?
The kings, who bore the title Motalami, resided in a town which, according to the hagiography of Tekle Haymanot, was called Maldarede. The kingdom was reduced to smaller size and the name became the Kingdom of Wolayta. Their territory extended east beyond the Muger as far as the Jamma.
What is the kingdom of Yem?
The Yem are an ethnic group living in south-western Ethiopia. Their native language is Yemsa, one of the Omotic languages, although many also speak Oromiffa or Amharic. The neighbors for Yem include the Gurage, Hadya, and Kembata to the east across the Omo River and the Jimma Oromo to the south, north and west.
Did the Tartars succeed in conquering Caffa?
While the Mongols laid siege to the city of Caffa, they were struck by the plague. According to an account of the events of Crimea, the Tartars (Mongols) were suddenly struck by the pandemic. The siege ended in 1347, after negotiations between the Mongols and the city, but by then the plague had begun its work.
Where is the port of Kaffa?
Feodosiya, also spelled Feodosia, formerly Kaffa, ancient Theodosia, city, southern Ukraine. It lies on the southern coast of the Crimean Peninsula on the western shores of Feodosiya Bay.
What is punt and damat?
The early ancient states of Ethiopia are Punt and Damat. Aksum is the other state next to Punt and Damat, Aksum is the oldest and ancient state of Ethiopia because there are many information about it. In history, there was a very rich dynasty around the horn of Africa which is Aksumite dynasty.
What is the history of Kawo Tona?
Kawo Tona Gaga, the last king of Wolayta kingdom was believed to be one of the greatest warriors and the most powerful king of Wolayta. His army defeated King Menelik’s forces six times before losing to the combined forces of Menelik and Abba Jiffar in 1896. At the final battle, he was wounded and captured.
What is Yem Cryptocurrency?
YEM stands for “Your Everyday Money”, because the Rainbow Currency is being established worldwide as an alternative means of payment in everyday life and is already accepted as an alternative currency.