AMHAR, or AMHARA, a kingdom of Abyssinia in Africa, subject to the great Negus. It is bounded on the north by the kingdom of Bajender; on the east, by that of Angote; on the south, by the kingdom of
Walaca; and on the west, by the Nile, which separates it from the kingdom of Gojam. This country is remarkable for the mountains Gheshen and Ambael, where the children and near relations of the kings of Abyssinia were formerly confined; upon which account it is regarded as the native country of the modern emperors.