Biqulzar (Harari: ቡቁልዘር) also spelled asBaqulzar orBequl zar was a historical region located in easternEthiopia.[1][2][3] According toTaddesse Tamrat, the state was positioned east of theAwash River however historian Hussein Ahmed, proposes it was a general term for districts east ofAmhara region in the fourteenth century.[4][5]
Biqulzar originates from theHarari language meaning “verdure along a stream.”[6] According to British historianGeorge Huntingford, sixteenth century Adalite writerArab Faqīh in his text Conquest of Abyssinia describes Biqulzar as"a river full of water."[7]
In the fourteenth century, Ethiopian emperorAmda Seyon fought theWargar orWarjih people in Biqulzar.[14][15][16] According to Salvatore Tsdeschi, in 1332 Amda Seyon had summoned his vassal ruler ofIfat,Jamal ad-Din I in Biqulzar however Manfred Kropp believes Amda Seyon met with a distinct ruler of Biqulzar.[17][18]