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.
Due to increased commercial ties with the west, over time the shotel was replaced by swords with European-style sabre blades known as Gurade or Gorade in the southern Kingdom of Shewa and the Shewan-dominated Ethiopian Empire.