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Kingdom of Jimma

1790 CE 1932 CE
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  General Description   The Kingdom of Jimma is said to have formed in the late 18th century by members of the Diggo clan which was a sub-group of the Oromo people. Around the turn of the 19th century, the Diggo captured the southern Ethiopian town of Jiren along with its great market, Hirmata and made this the capital of the kingdom. In 1830, Abba Jifar, became the first monarch of the new established Jimma Abba Jifar Kingdom. The Jimma Abba Jifar was an Islamic Kingdom governed by Shari’a Law. By the late 19th century, the kingdom came under threat by the expanding Abyssinian Kingdom. In order to protect the autonomy of the Kingdom of Jimma, its last ruler Abba Jifar II had to pay tribute to the Abyssinian rulers in exchange for the Kingdom’s independence. In 1932 Emperor Halie Selassie took control of the Kingdom and incorporated the region into the Ethiopian Empire. [1]

[1]: (Lewis 2001, 39-46) Lewis, Herbert S. 2001. Jimma Abba Jifar, an Oromo Monarchy: Ethiopia, 1830-1932. Lawrenceville, New Jersey: The Red Sea Press. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/NRZVWSCD/collection

General Variables
Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
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Law
Specialized Buildings: polity owned
Transport Infrastructure
Special-purpose Sites
Information / Writing System
Information / Kinds of Written Documents
Information / Money
Information / Postal System
Information / Measurement System
Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications
Military use of Metals
Projectiles
Handheld weapons
Animals used in warfare
Armor
Naval technology
Economy Variables (Luxury Goods) Coding in Progress.
Religion Variables Coding in Progress.
Crisis Consequences Coding in Progress.
Power Transitions Coding in Progress.

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General Variables
Identity and Location Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Utm Zone 37 N Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Original Name Kingdom of Jimma Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Capital Jiren Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Alternative Name Kingdom of Jimma Abba Jifar Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Alternative Name Jimma-Kakka Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Peak Years [1830 CE ➜ 1855 CE] Confident
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Duration [1790 CE ➜ 1932 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Succeeding Entity Ethiopian Empire Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Relationship to Preceding Entity cultural assimilation Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Preceding Entity
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Degree of Centralization unitary state Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Language Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Language Oromo Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Religion Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Religious Tradition Ethiopian Religions Confident 1790 CE 1829 CE
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1830 CE 1932 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Polity Territory 12,900 km2 Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Polity Population [100,000 to 300,000] people Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Settlement Hierarchy 5 Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Military Level 5 Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Administrative Level 12 Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Professions Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Law Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Professional Lawyer Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Judge Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
Court Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Market Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Irrigation System Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Drinking Water Supply System Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Communal Building Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Knowledge Or Information Building Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Road Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Trading Emporia Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Information / Writing System Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Written Record Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Script Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Religious Literature Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Information / Money Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Foreign Coin Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Article Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Information / Postal System Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Courier Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Information / Measurement System Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Weight Measurement System Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Area Measurement System Present Inferred 1790 CE  1932 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Military use of Metals Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Projectiles Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Handheld weapons Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Animals used in warfare Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Armor Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Naval technology Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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Human Sacrifice Kingdom of Jimma (et_jimma_k)
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