Oromo expansion

Oromo expansions
The Borana on the left (expanded westward), the Barento on the right (expanded eastward), and the Luba in the middle (elders, rulers, or sorcerers).
Time16th and 17th centuries (greatest estimate)[1]
PlaceHorn of Africa
EventOromo conquests of various kingdoms, empires, and principalities [2]

The Oromo expansions or the Oromo invasions[3][4] (in older historiography, Galla invasions[5][6][7]), were a series of expansions in the 16th and 17th centuries by the Oromo. Prior to their great expansion in the 16th century, the Oromo inhabited only the area of what is now modern-day southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya.[1] Over the centuries due to many factors, mostly the wars between the Adal Sultanate and the Ethiopian Empire would further encourage the numerous Oromo tribes to expand towards central and eastern modern Ethiopia.[8]

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  2. ^ Pankhurst 1997, p. 281.
  3. ^ Hamer, John (4 January 2010). Humane Development Participation and Change Among the Sadama of Ethiopia. University of Alabama Press. p. 12. ISBN 9780817356163.
  4. ^ Plastow, Jane (30 January 2023). African Theatre and Politics: The Evolution of Theatre in Ethiopia, Tanzania and Zimbabwe A Comparative Study. Brill. p. 48. ISBN 9789004484733.
  5. ^ Oliver, Ronald (27 January 1994). Africa Since 1800. Cambridge University Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780521429702.
  6. ^ Mordechai, Abir (28 October 2013). Ethiopia and the Red Sea The Rise and Decline of the Solomonic Dynasty and Muslim European Rivalry in the Region. Taylor & Francis. p. 169. ISBN 9781136280900.
  7. ^ Levine, Donald (10 December 2014). Greater Ethiopia The Evolution of a Multiethnic Society. University of Chicago Press. p. 175. ISBN 9780226229676.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference :02 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).