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29 Oct, 20 tweets, 7 min read
It's very troubling how adamant we are about holding on to politically revised history that is not true.

The following thread is for those who don't fear being exposed to the truth about the real Amhara.

Together with Hiob Ludolf we will count the Kingdoms of Ethiopia.
Hiob Ludolf, a German historian and one of the leading authorities on Ethiopian history.

These are the accounts of the Kingdoms and their provinces he counted in the 17th century.
001- The first listed is Amhara. He notes that Amhara is at the center of Habessinia, it borders Gonder(Begemder) to the north, the Nile and Gojam on the west, south with Walake and East with Angota. That is the historical and scientific location documented by those where there.
The remaining provinces of Amhara
002- The Kingdom of Angot
003- The Kingdom of Bagemebder (that is Gonder). Gonder and Amhara are DIVIDED by a river called Bashlo. The territories are noted below.
004- Fourth is the Kingdom of Bali which the Oromos subdued.
005- The Kingdom of Bizamo
006- The Kingdom of Bugna
007- The Kingdom of Cambata
008- The Kingdom of Cont
009- The Kingdom of Damot
010- The Kingdom of Dawaro
011- The Kingdom of Dembeja
012-The Kingdom of Enarea
013-The Kingdom of Tatagar
014- The Kingdom of Gafat
015- The Kingdom of Gajgbe
016- The Kingdom of Gan
017- The Kingdom of Ganz
018- The Kingdom of Gedm
019- And we made it to the wonderful Kingdom of Gojam, which as you can clearly see, is a separate Kingdom from Amhara and is not identified as Amhara.
020- The Kingdom of Gombo
021- The Kingdom of Gonga
022- The Kingdom of Guraghe
023- The Kingdom of Ifat
024- The Kingdom of Samen
025- The Kingdom of Set
026- And now we arrive at the famous Kingdom of Shoa (or Shewa). A kingdom that you can clearly see is neither Amhara nor Oromo.
027- The Kingdom of Set
028- The Kingdom of Tigre along with Medr-Bahr (present day Eritrea) and the perfectures under the Bahrnagas
029- The Kingdom of Walaka or Holeca
030- The Kingdom of Wed
While these are the major Kingdoms that Ludolf documented with the help of Tellezius, he does mention there are more Kingdoms but not as prominently marked on their maps as the above mentioned. These are:
Its important to note that Ludolf made clear that the King of Abyssinia was ruling only half his Empire as the Oromos had taken over the rest, these are the Kingdoms and provinces still in the Kings of Kings possession at the time of Ludolf.
You will find all the kingdoms on this 1690 Coronelli Map.

I hope you learnt something new and are willing to open history books that were not written by political parties or liberation fronts who are trying to recruit and mobilize the angry youth.

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