Evidence shows Tigrayans have been around The Red sea and The Middle East for more than 5000 years.
The first possible mention of the group dates from around 525 AD in Adulis, in which period manuscripts preserving the inscriptions of Cosmas Indicopleustes contain notes on his writings including the mention of a tribe called Tigretes.
The majority of Tigrayans trace their origin to early Semitic-speaking peoples whose presence in the region dates back to at least 2000 BC, based on linguistic evidence (and known from the 9th century BC from inscriptions).
By the beginning of the 19th century Henry Salt (Egyptologist), who travelled in the interior of Abyssinia, divided the "Abyssinia" region, like James Bruce into three distinct and independent states.[29][30] These three great divisions(based arbitrarily on Language) are Tigré, Amhara, and the province of Shoa.[29] Henry considers Tigré as the more powerful state of the three; a circumstance arising from the natural strength of the country.
He divided the Tigré kingdom into several provinces as the centre where it was considered the seat of the state being referred as Tigré proper. Provinces of this kingdom includes Enderta, Agame, Wojjerat, Temben, Shiré and Baharanegash.[31] Hamasien, a district of Baharanegash, is the furthest north and narrowest part of Tigré, and Henry places Bejas or Bojas as the people who live north of Tigré state.
Wojerat is Raya. Thus Raya is Tigrayan territory, not Amhara or Oromo.
