Sahle Dengel
Sahle Dengel ( Ethiop . ሳህለ ድንግል ) was, with interruptions, from 1832 until the end of the Zemene Mesafint ("Era of Princes") on February 11, 1855 Negus Negest ( Emperor ) of Ethiopia . He was the son of Gebre Mesay , the alleged descendant of a younger son of the Emperor Fasilides .
While the real power rested in the hands of Oromo Enderase or regent, Ras Ali II from the Yejju district , Sahle Dengel acted primarily as a representative figure . After a visit to the capital Gonder in 1833, Eduard Rüppell reported that at that time the emperor barely had the income of a typical high-income Ethiopian, and that the important princes of Tigray , Shoah and Amhara did not succeed in preventing disputes and bloodshed.
When Sahle Dengel was promoted to the throne by Ras Ali, the clergy of Azazo reprimanded his religious beliefs and persuaded Ras Ali to remove him. Sahle Dengel was sent to Zengaj . Gebre Krestos from Mesraha, an island in Lake Tana , became the new emperor at the behest of Ras Ali. However, he died after three months, whereupon Sahle Dengel convinced Ras Ali again and became emperor in October 1832. At around the same time, Egwale Anbesa also claimed the throne. Sahle Dengel cut off its head and placed it in a tree in Adababay .
After the death of Ras Kinfu , the warlords fought for control of his land in Gojam . Ultimately, Mennen Liben Amede won the upper hand, defeated Walda Tekle and dethroned Sahle Dengel on August 29, 1840, to her husband Johannes III. to make emperor. However, Johannes made himself unpopular with Ras Ali by favoring his rival Wube Haile Mariam . This prompted Ras Ali to put Sahle Dengel back on the throne in October 1841. Johannes managed to regain the throne for a short time from 1850 until his deposition in 1851. Sahle Dengel then came to the throne one last time, which he occupied until the reunification of Ethiopia under Theodor II .
John III just like Theodor II claimed the imperial throne. Each of the two was recognized as emperor by different areas. Finally Theodor II ended this situation. It is noteworthy that John III. Theodors II accepted the accession to the throne.
Individual evidence
- ^ Edward Ullendorff: The Ethiopians . Oxford University Press, London, 2nd edition, 1965; P. 83.
- ^ EA Wallis Budge: A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia . 1928 Anthropological Publications (Oosterhout, The Netherlands 1970), p. 482
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Bring Krestos |
Emperor of Ethiopia 1832 - 1855 |
Theodore II |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sahle Dengel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ሳህለ ድንግል |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Negus Negest ( Emperor ) of Ethiopia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 18th century or 19th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th century |