List of rulers of Welayta

Historically, the Kingdom of Wolaita was ruled by more than fifty kings.^{[citation needed]}q The rulers used the title Kawo. Legendarily, ~1251 is the year of Welayta's founding. (In traditional oral sources, where the state of Wolayta also existed during the Aksumite empire, or even earlier, with more than 42 dynasties. The Mala and Tigre dynasty are the most recent ones).^{[citation needed]}

The exact number of kings in each dynasty varies depending on the source.

The following were the rulers of the Wolayta kingdom and province in present-day southern Ethiopia.

Rulers of Welayta until 1900

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
First Wolaita Malla dynasty[citation needed]
Unknown Dates	Bito
Unknown Dates	Bidinto
Unknown Dates	Hanise
Unknown Dates	Hadiyo
Unknown Dates	Yate
Unknown Dates	Worde
Unknown Dates	Wode
Unknown Dates	Sagada
Unknown Dates	Bure
Unknown Dates	Haruro
Unknown Dates	Halala
Arujia dynasty[citation needed] These kings are portrayed in oral tradition as harsh, rude and killers. Some sources state 12 kings made up this dynasty.[citation needed]
Unknown Dates	Bada'a
Unknown Dates	Badila
Unknown Dates	Gadila
Unknown Dates	Godira
Unknown Dates	Bayuwa
Unknown Dates	Burana
Unknown Dates	Bade
Unknown Dates	Gonga
Unknown Dates	Dangula I
Unknown Dates	Dangula II	Last king defeated in battle by the Malla dynasty.[citation needed]
Second Wolaita Malla dynasty (restored)[citation needed] Some sources state that 15 kings ruled in this dynasty.[citation needed]
Unknown Dates	Sana or Sene[citation needed]
Unknown Dates	Sabora
Unknown Dates	Sagula
Unknown Dates	Samora
Unknown Dates	Sassa or Saso[citation needed]
Unknown Dates	Saamm
Unknown Dates	Sata
13th century[citation needed]	Motolam or Motolomi[1][citation needed]	Son of Saso.[citation needed]
Unknown Dates	Mota
Unknown Dates	Ocha
Unknown Dates	Lacha or Leche[citation needed]	Dynasty ended with the Oromo migrations
Tigre dynasty[1]
c. 1560	Mikael or Shume[citation needed], Kawo
16th century	Girma Ketema, Kawo
17th century	Gazenja, Kawa (Gazenya)
17th century	Addaye Gazayna, Kawa
18th century	Kote Adaye, Kawo
18th century	Libana Kote, Kawo
1707 to 1748	Sana Tube, Kawo
? to 1761	Tube Libana, Kawo	Died in office
1761 to 1800	Ogato Sana, Kawo
1800 to 1835	Amado Ogato, Kawo
1835 to 1845	Damote Amado, Kawo
1845 to 1886	Gobe Damote, Kawo
1886 to c.1890	Gaga Gobe, Kawo
1890 to 1896	Tona Gaga, Kawo	Warlike, the last and greatest king.
Waylata conquered by Menelik II and incorporated into Ethiopia 1894
October 1894 to 1900	Tekle Haymanot, Negus