Motolomi Sato or Kawo Motolomi Sato was the founder and one of the most famous kings of the

Kingdom of Wolaita Kingdom of Wolaita, also known as Wolaita Kingdom, was a Realm, kingdom dominated by Wolayta people in today's southern Ethiopia from 1251 until conquest of Ethiopian Empire in 1894. History Wolaita tradition refounds the kingdom being well ...

. He ruled part of present day Ethiopia in the 12th century under the Damot Kingdom under Wolayta malla dynasty. Kawo Motolomi was an expansionist king of Wolaita. The son of king Sato, he was of the inigenous and heroic Wolaitta-Malla family and his family can still be found in Wolaita. The governmental center of the Wolaita during the Motolami era was at the summit of a gorgeous mountain known as Damota, which ultimately became the name of the kingdom. The force of cavalry and infantry besieged Kawo Motolomi's palace, known as Xaazza Garuwaa.

Military power

King Motolomi was a well-known military leader who possessed trained cavalry and infantry, his army, who camped in several caves around Damota Mountain. Kawo Motolomi’s period was the Golden Age of Wolaita history. The Wolaita was extremely powerful and dominated the whole region by the end of the 13th century.

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Leaders of the Kingdom of Wolayita People from Wolayita Zone 12th-century Ethiopian people 13th-century Ethiopian people {{Ethiopia-royal-stub