Ennareas early history was probably closely linked with its northern neighbor, the kingdom of Damot: An early 19th-century document regarding the early history of Damot and Ennarea attests a political union of these two kingdoms under Moti Lami, the king of Damot.
It appears that since the late 14th century (around the same time when Kaffa was founded in the south) Ennarea gained nominal independence from its northern neighbor, although it remained in close contact with it.