Begemder was a province in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Gondar. The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Ityopiya, Amharic ኢትዮጵያ) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa. ... Gondar (less commonly spelled Gonder) was the old imperial capital of Ethiopia located in Beghemidir province. ...

The earliest recorded mention of Begemder was on the Fra Mauro map, (c.1460), where it is described as a kingdom. Emperor Lebna Dengel, in his letter to the King of Portugal (1526), also described Begemder as a kingdom but one that was part of his empire. With the adoption of the constitution in 1995, Begemder was divided between the Benishangul-Gumaz, the Tigray, and the Amhara Regions of Ethiopia. Events The first Portuguese navigators reach the coast of modern Sierra Leone. ... Events January 14 - Treaty of Madrid. ... Benishangul-Gumuz is one of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... Tigray is the northern-most of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... Amhara may refer to: Amhara, an ethnic group of Ethiopia Amhara, an administrative region of Ethiopia This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...