UNIT. ONE States and Peoples of the Southern ETHIOPIA the 19 th century

The Omotic States

1. The kingdom of kaffa ( 14 C th -20 century. ▪︎ The land is kaffa, the people are called Kaffecho and tax collectors called Tate-kisho ▪︎ The Matto ( before 1390) and the Minjo ( come from the first king Minjilo ) were the famous dynasties of the Kafa. ▪︎ The title of kings of Kaffa called Tato,that assisted by State councilors called Mikercho Territories of the Kaffa were watch tower, secretly erected at high points to watch and detect enemies.
▪︎ Kaffa was incorporated during their last king called Tato Gaki Serocho in 1897.