Ganz province

Ganz province (also known as Ganazo or Ganzo) was a region surrounding what is now the capital region and city of Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.

Islamic state

Originally an Islamic state ruled by a Garad,^[1] Ganz was part of the unsuccessful Islamic alliance that opposed Amda Seyon I in the 1320s. The polity allied with the Sultanate of Adal again in Ahmedudin Badlay's war to retake Dawaro from Abyssinian control, but Ganz was defeated and became an Abyssinian province.

Imam Ahmed Gurey's forces recaptured Ganz during his jihad, but the territory returned to Abyssinian control soon after his death.

End of Ganz

Ganz was occupied in the Oromo migrations by the Tulama Oromo, though the territory was conquered in the 19th century by the Kingdom of Shewa, who made Addis Ababa their capital. Shewa went on to unify the country into Ethiopia.

References

↑ Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: D-Ha pg. 686

Kingdoms and dynasties of the medieval Horn of Africa

States

Islamic sultanates & Empires	Ajuran Adal Dervish Ifat Mogadishu Warsangali Zeila Hobyo Majeerten Geledi Aussa Imamate Aussa Sultanate Arababni Argobba Aymallal Bale Baqulin Dahlak Dobe'a Bazin Belgin Dara Dawaro Dewe Gabaal Ganz Gidaya Gurage Hadiya Harar Jarin Maya Mora Nagash Qita'a Sharkha Showa (Menz, Gedem) Tankish Werjih

Christian kingdoms and Empires	Ambassel Agame Akkele Guzay Amhara Angot Bahr Begemder Bugna Delanta Dembela Enderta Entitcho Gheralta Hamasien Haramat Lasta Mai-Tsade Tembien Tigray Tselemt Salowa Semada Serae Shewa (Efrata, Geshe) Shire Wag

Kingdom of Beta Israel	Dembiya Gafat Gojjam Waldebba Semien Wegera Qwara Tsegede Wolqayt

Kingdom of Damot	Dawro Enarya Janjero Kaffa Sheka Wolayta

Sidama kingdoms	Bahargamo Buzamo Garo Kambaata Sidamo Sigamo

Events

Dynasties

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