1911 Encyclopædia Britannica/Shoa

SHOA, the southern of the three principal provinces of the. Shoa from about the middle of the 10th century till nearly the close of the 13th century was the residence of the sovereigns, who had been driven out of, their former capital. About 1528 Shoa was conquered by invaders and was for over a century afterwards a prey to  raiders. In 1682 it was reconquered by an chief, but remained independent of northern  until 1855 when the  reduced it to submission. In 1889, king of Shoa, on the death of the , made himself master of the whole of Abyssinia. The capital, (q.v.), is the seat of government for the whole empire (see ).