Abba Rebu
Abba Rebu | |
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Moti | |
King of the Kingdom of Jimma | |
Reign | 1855–1859 |
Predecessor | Abba Jifar I |
Successor | Abba Bok'a |
Dynasty | Kingdom of Jimma |
Moti Abba Rebu was King of the Gibe Kingdom of Jimma, in Ethiopia (reigned 1855–1859). He was the son of Abba Jifar I.
Abba Rebu was a warlike king, and said to have been tyrannical. He defeated his older brother and designated heir Abba Gommol for control of the throne, and exiled him to the
Notes
- ^ Herbert S. Lewis, A Galla Monarchy: Jimma Abba Jifar, Ethiopia (Madison, Wisconsin, 1965), pp. 42f.