Bale is the name of two polities located in the southeastern part of modern Ethiopia

The kingdom of Bale

The earlier Bale was a Muslim tributary kingdom, between Ifat and Hadiya. This kingdom's earliest surviving mention is in the Soldiers Songs of Emperor Amda Seyon.¹ The historian al-Umar described its size as 20 days travel by six days travel, and its lands were more fertile and with a better climate than its Muslim neighbors; it had an army of 18,000 horsemen and "many" foot soldiers.² Taddesse Tamrat locates Bale south of the Shabele River, which separated the kingdom from Dawaro to the north and Adal to the northeast.³ A Muslim (Arabic: مسلم) (sometimes also spelled Moslem) is an adherent of Islam. ... Ifat was a Muslim state of eastern Shewa, located in modern day Ethiopia. ... Hadiya Ethnic group in Southern Ethiopia ... Amda Seyon (Pillar of Zion) was the name of two rulers of Ethiopia: Amda Seyon I (ruled 1314-1344) Amda Seyon II (ruled 1494) This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The Shabele River (with numerous spelling variations, including Shabelle and Shabell, sometimes with Wabe or Webi prepended, Shabeelle in Somalia) begins in the highlands of Ethiopia, and then flows southeast into Somalia towards Mogadishu. ... This article is about the African sultanate. ...

The kingdom disappeared as a distinct polity following the invasion of Ahmad Gragn, and the subsequent Oromo migrations into the area. Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi (c. ... The Oromo are an African ethnic group found in Ethiopia and to a lesser extent Kenya. ...

The province of Bale

The later Bale, named for the earlier one, was a province in the south-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Goba. It was created in 1960 out of the province of Harerge. The lowlands of both Bale and Harerge encompassed Ethiopia's portion of the Ogaden. Goba is a town in the Somali Region of Ethiopia, located in the south-central part of that country. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Hararghe, sometimes spelled Harerge, was a province in the eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital in Harar. ... Ogadēn flag Ogadēn is a region in Ethiopia. ...

Beginning in 1963, Waqo Gutu led a rebellion which at one point involved all of Bale. The Ethiopian military was not able to put it down until 1969. Waqo Gutu did not offer his surrender until February of the following year. 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ...

With the adoption of the constitution of 1995, Bale was divided between the Oromia and Somali Regions of Ethiopia. 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Oromo flag The land of the Oromo Nation is known as Oromia (sometimes spelled Oromiya). ... Somali is the eastern-most of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ...

Notes

1. Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (1270-1527) (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 142 n.1.
2. G.W.B. Huntingford, The Glorious Victories of Ameda Seyon, King of Ethiopia (Oxford: University Press, 1965), p. 21.
3. Taddesse Tamrat, p. 142 n.1.

Subdivisions of Ethiopia
Regions
Afar | Amhara | Benishangul-Gumaz | Gambela | Harari | Oromia | Somali | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples Region | Tigray
Chartered cities
Addis Ababa | Dire Dawa
Provinces prior to 1995
Arsi | Bale | Gamu-Gofa | Gojjam | Begemder | Hararghe | Illubabor | Kaffa | Shoa | Sidamo | Tigray | Welega | Wollo