Rulers of Shewa - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

The following is a list of rulers of Shewa. Shewa

Shewa

Shewa is a historical region of Ethiopia, formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire...

is an historical region of Ethiopia

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, formerly an autonomous kingdom

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within the Ethiopian Empire

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List of the rulers of Shewa

Tenure	Incumbent	Notes
Shewan Branch of the Solomonic dynasty Solomonic dynasty The Solomonic dynasty is the Imperial House of Abyssinia. Its members claim lineal descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, the latter of whom tradition asserts gave birth to the first King Menelik I after her Biblically described visit to Solomon in Jerusalem .-Overview:The dynasty, a...
circa 1682 to circa 1703	Abeto Negasi Krestos Negasi Krestos Negassie or Negasi Krestos was the ruling prince of Shewa , an important Amhara noble of Ethiopia. Although the official account is that his father Lesba Qal was a male-line great-grandson of Prince Yaqob, son of Emperor Lebna Dengel, and thus descended in male line from the Solomonic dynasty...
circa 1703 to circa 1718	Meridazmach Sebestyanos Sebestyanos Sebestyanos was a ruler of Shewa, an important Amhara noble of Ethiopia. He was one of the sons of Negasi Krestos. Abir states that he ruled for 15 years, although noting that Harris claims he ruled for 25 years, and d'Hericourt 33....
circa 1718 to circa 1744	Meridazmach Qedami Qal Qedami Qal Qedami Qal , better known as Abuye, was a Meridazmach of Shewa, an important Amhara noble of Ethiopia. He was the son of Sebestyanos. Abir states that he ruled for 25 years, although noting that Harris claims he ruled for 15 years, Coulbeaux for 25 , and d'Hericourt for 60...	More commonly known as Abuye
circa 1744 to circa 1775	Meridazmach Amha Iyasus Amha Iyasus Amha Iyasus, better known as Ammehayes , was a Meridazmach of Shewa, an important Amhara noble of Ethiopia...	Also known as Amhayes
circa 1775 to circa 1808	Meridazmach Asfa Wossen Asfa Wossen Asfa Wossen was a Meridazmach of Shewa, an important noble office of Ethiopia...
circa 1808 to June 1813	Meridazmach and Ras Wossen Seged Wossen Seged Wossen Seged was a Meridazmach of Shewa, an important Prince of Ethiopia. He was the elder son of Asfa Wossen, by a woman of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the first ruler of Shewa to claim a higher title than Meridazmach, calling himself Ras.It is during the reign of Wossen Seged that the...
June 1813 to 22 October 1847	Meridazmach and Negus Negus Negus is a title in Ge'ez, Tigrinya, Tigre and Amharic, used for a king and at times also a vassal ruler in pre-1974 Ethiopia and pre-1890 Eritrea. It is subsequently used to translate the word "king" in Biblical and other literature... Sahle Selassie Sahle Selassie Sahle Selassie was a Meridazmach of Shewa , an important noble of Ethiopia. He was a younger son of Wossen Seged...	After 1839, Negus Negus Negus is a title in Ge'ez, Tigrinya, Tigre and Amharic, used for a king and at times also a vassal ruler in pre-1974 Ethiopia and pre-1890 Eritrea. It is subsequently used to translate the word "king" in Biblical and other literature...
22 October 1847 to 9 November 1855	Negus Haile Melekot Haile Melekot Haile Malakot was Negus of Shewa, a historical region of Ethiopia, from 12 October 1847 until his death. He was the older son of Negus Sahle Selassie and his wife Woizero Bezabish Wolde...
9 November 1855 to 1856	Sahle Mariam	Afterwards became Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia
1856 to 1859	Meridazmach Haile Mikael	son of Sahle Selassie Sahle Selassie Sahle Selassie was a Meridazmach of Shewa , an important noble of Ethiopia. He was a younger son of Wossen Seged... , appointed by Emperor Tewodros II Tewodros II of Ethiopia Tewodros II was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death....
1859	Bezabeh	First term; appointed by Emperor Tewodros II Tewodros II of Ethiopia Tewodros II was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death....
1859 to 1860	Meridazmach Seyfe	son of Sahle Selassie Sahle Selassie Sahle Selassie was a Meridazmach of Shewa , an important noble of Ethiopia. He was a younger son of Wossen Seged... ; rebel against Emperor Tewodros II Tewodros II of Ethiopia Tewodros II was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death....
1860 to 1865	Bezabeh	Second term; restored by Emperor Tewodros II Tewodros II of Ethiopia Tewodros II was the Emperor of Ethiopia from 1855 until his death....
1865 to 1913	Sahle Mariam	again; in 1889 became Menelik II, Emperor of Ethiopia

List of the rulers of Shewa

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