Leqa Naqamte, also known as Leqa Neqemte, was a polity from 1841 to 1897 in what later became the
Welega Province
Welega (also spelled Wollega; ; am, ወለጋ) was a province in western Ethiopia, with its capital city at Nekemte. It was named for the Wollega Oromo, who are the majority of the population within its boundaries.
Welega was bordered on the ...
of
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...
. It was formed as an outgrowth of the power of the city of
Nekemte
Nekemte, also spelled as Neqemte (, Amharic: ነቀምት), is a market town and separate woreda in western Ethiopia. Located in the East Welega Zone of the Oromia Region, Nekemte has a latitude and longitude of and an elevation of 2,088 meter ...
which remained its capital. Its growth came as a result of the power-extending policies of
Bekere Godana
Bekere Godana was a king of the Leqa Neqemte one of the realms of the Oromo in the mid-19th century, ruled 1841–1868. He was the first of the kings to establish Nekemte
Nekemte, also spelled as Neqemte (, Amharic: ነቀምት), is a mark ...
.
[Ta'a, Tesema. "The Process of Urbanization in Wollega, Western Ethiopia: The Case of Neqemte". ''Journal of Ethiopian Studies'' 26, no. 1 (1993): 59–72. Accessed April 29, 2020. .] In 1897 it was incorporated into Ethiopia by the expansionist policies of Menelik.
Moti = ''Rulers''
See also
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Monarchies of Ethiopia
{{Short description, Monarchies existed throughout Ethiopian history
This is a list of monarchies of Ethiopia that existed throughout the nation's history. It is divided into kingdoms that were subdivisions of Ethiopia, and kingdoms that were later ...
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Rulers and heads of state of Ethiopia
This article lists the emperors of Ethiopia, from the founding of the Zagwe dynasty in the 9th/10th century until 1974, when the last emperor from the Solomonic dynasty was deposed.
Kings of Aksum and Dʿmt are listed separately due to numerou ...
References
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Oromo royal families