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Kingdom of Gomma

1780 CE 1886 CE
D G SC RG New EA  et_gomma_k
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  General Description   The Kingdom of Gomma was one of the five Oromo kingdoms located in Western Ethiopia. The Kingdom of Gomma originated in the late eighteenth century CE and its capital was located at Haggaro. According to Historian Spencer Trimingham, the Kingdom of Gomma was one of the first Oromo kingdoms to embrace Islam. By 1886 CE the Kingdom of Gomma was annexed into the Ethiopian Empire under Menelik II. [1]

[1]: (Trimingham 2013, 200) Trimingham, J. Spencer. 2013. Islam in Ethiopia. London: Routledge. Seshat URL: https://www.zotero.org/groups/1051264/seshat_databank/collections/GWWIKDDM/items/RB7C87QZ/collection

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Identity and Location
Temporal Bounds
Political and Cultural Relations
Language
Religion
Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale
Hierarchical Complexity
Professions
Bureaucracy Characteristics
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 Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Utm Zone 37 N Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Original Name Kingdom of Gomma Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Capital Haggaro Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Alternative Name Kingdom of Goma Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Temporal Bounds Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Duration [1780 CE ➜ 1886 CE] Confident
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Political and Cultural Relations Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Succeeding Entity Ethiopian Empire Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Language Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Linguistic Family Afro-Asiatic Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Language Oromo Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Religion Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Religious Tradition Islam Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Social Complexity Variables
Social Scale Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Polity Population [15,000 to 16,000] people Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Hierarchical Complexity Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Military Level 5 Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Administrative Level [7 to 12] Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Professions Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Bureaucracy Characteristics Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Law Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Specialized Buildings: polity owned Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Market Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Utilitarian Public Building Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Transport Infrastructure Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Road Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Special-purpose Sites Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Trading Emporia Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Special Purpose Site Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Ceremonial Site Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Burial Site Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Information / Writing System Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Written Record Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Script Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Information / Kinds of Written Documents Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Sacred Text Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Religious Literature Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Calendar Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Information / Money Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Foreign Coin Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Article Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Information / Postal System Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Information / Measurement System Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Weight Measurement System Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Volume Measurement System Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Time Measurement System Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Length Measurement System Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Area Measurement System Present Inferred 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Warfare Variables (Military Technologies)
Fortifications Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Military use of Metals Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Projectiles Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Handheld weapons Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Animals used in warfare Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Armor Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Naval technology Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Economy Variables (Luxury Goods)
Religion Variables
Moralizing Supernatural Punishment and Reward Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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Moralizing Enforcement is Broad Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Concern is Primary Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Agentic Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in This Life Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Moralizing Supernatural Punishment And Reward Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Targeted Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement in Afterlife Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement of Rulers Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Moralizing Enforcement is Certain Present Confident 1780 CE  1886 CE
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Human Sacrifice Kingdom of Gomma (et_gomma_k)
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