West and north-west of Lake Tana, round modern Chilga and Aykel, lived Agaw farmers whose descendants, the Qemant, kept a religion of their own blending old Agaw worship with Hebraic and Christian elements into modern times.
Nothing is recorded of them for 1200; they are drawn as a self-governing Agaw people between the Beta Israel forebears and the Gumuz lowlands.
Who holds it
- Title
- Agaw headmen and priests
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Overlord
None recorded.
What it holds
- The uplands west and north-west of Lake Tana
How things stand that morning
Self-governing; no record for the year.
Customs
Agaw speech; sacred groves and hereditary priests among the later Qemant.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Known from later sources and ethnography only.
On the map: Rough outline.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.