Herders of the Awash valley below the Shewan escarpment.
The Shewa chronicle's entry for 1128 says that the Amhara fled from the land of the Werjih, 'then pastoralists in the Awash valley'; they reappear in the Christian chronicles of the fourteenth century as herders of the same country. Drawn in the middle Awash between the sultanate and the Afar, on thin evidence.
Who holds it
- Title
- Werjih clan heads
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Overlord
None recorded for 1200; later (fourteenth century) the Werjih serve the Christian kings.
What it holds
- The middle Awash valley round modern Metahara (later names)
How things stand that morning
Self-governing on the evidence.
Customs
Pastoral clans; religion in 1200 not documented.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: One chronicle entry and later chronicles.
On the map: The Werjih's range is not located precisely; it shades into the Afar country to the east.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.