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Dawaro

Dawaro was a historic Muslim region and polity in the south-eastern highlands of present-day Ethiopia. It was incorporated into the Ethiopian Empire during the southward expansion of Amda Seyon I in the fourteenth century, alongside Bale and other Muslim sultanates. Its absorption formed part of the empire's medieval consolidation.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Dawaro. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dawaro
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“Dawaro.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dawaro. Accessed .
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The Epoch Institute. “Dawaro.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dawaro.
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The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Dawaro’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/dawaro (Accessed: ).

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