Due to increased trade with the west, over time the shotel began to be replaced in the southern Kingdom of Shewa and Shewan dominated Ethiopian Empire by swords fitted with European sabre blades known as Gurade or Gorade.
Over time, due to growing trade connections with the West, the traditional shotel began to be replaced by swords equipped with European sabre blades called Gurade or Gorade in the southern Kingdom of Shewa and the Shewan-dominated Ethiopian Empire.