Enderta may refer to Enderta province , a historic subdivision of Ethiopia Enderta woreda Enderta , a woreda within the Tigray Region of Ethiopia disambig ... more details
Enderta province or Inderta province, also known as Enderta Awraja as well as 70 Enderta seb aa Enderta as it is pronounced in Tigrinya , is located in the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands. Enderta ... has the city of Aksum at its center indicates Enderta as one of the 13th principal provinces of Tigre Tigray Tembien, Shire, Sarawe, Hamasen, Bur, Sam a, Agame, Amba Senayt, Garalta, Enderta, Saharti ..., 1982 , p. 201. which volume? ref At its height in the 18th century, Enderta would absorb Saharti, Gerealta ..., Enderta in the Amhara provinces is known as Ye Bal Abat Ager as the chiefs of Enderta not only ... had originally been Enderta s capital city it is located on a high plateau beneath the south ... as well as Enderta moved from Hintalo to Mek ele instead. The hereditary chiefs of Enderta had their origins in Hintalo and it was from Hintalo that they ruled Enderta. ref name Mansfield Parkyns ... of Enderta After the fall of the Axumite empire some time in the late 9th century A.D, the ruling ... had been restored fully and with it, the northern Tigrayan province of Inderta Enderta had been ... that the reino de Tigr extended from Hamasien to Enderta, from the borders of Dankel to the Tekeze. He ... and governed by the Tigray Mekonen based in Enderta. ref name Richard M. Trivelli 1998 pg 259 Richard ... dynasty, the Chief of Enderta was the Tigray Mekonen Ingida Egzi who was a protagonist of the solomonic ... chief in 13th century Abysinia and as the chief of Enderta after the restoration of the solomonic ... Tigrayan province of Enderta had increasingly been asserting its independence since the Solomonic ... Amlak s time, the Chief of Enderta, Ingida Igzi was succeeded by his son, Tesfane Igzi as hereditary chief of Enderta, Tesfane Igzi had the most power among the northern provinces and held the title Hasgwa ... , or Era of Princes 1769 1855 , the province of Enderta assumed great prominence when its nobility ... Yossous, the hereditary chief of Enderta, challenged Michael for the governorship of Tigre which ... more details
Enderta is one of the 36 woreda s in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia . It was named for the former Enderta province , which was later merged into Tigray Province . Located in the Debubawi Zone at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands , Debubawi Zone , Enderta is bordered on the south by Hintalo Wajirat , on the west by Samre woreda Samre , on the northwest and north by the Misraqawi Zone Misraqawi Eastern Zone , and on the east by the Afar Region the city and woreda of Mek ele is an enclave within Enderta. Towns in Enderta include Aynalem and Qwiha the historic village of Chalacot is also located in this woreda. At least one monolithic church is located in this woreda a dedication to Mikael in the village of Zahero, which lies in the eastern part. Demographics Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia CSA , this woreda has a total population of 114,297, an increase of 8.02 over the 1994 census, of whom 57,482 are men and 56,815 women no urban inhabitants were reported. With an area of 3,175.31 square kilometers, Enderta has a population density of 36.00, which is less than the Zone average of 53.91 persons per square kilometer. A total of 24,618 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.64 persons to a household, and 23,856 housing units. ref http www.csa.gov.et index.php?option com rubberdoc&view doc&id 275&format raw&Itemid 521 Census 2007 Tables Tigray Region , Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, 3.2 and 3.4. ref The 1994 national census reported a total population for this woreda of 105,814, of whom 51,871 were men and 53,943 were women 12,375 or 11.7 of its population were urban dwellers. The largest ethnic group reported in Enderta was the Tigray Tigrinya people Tigrayan 99.5 all other ethnic groups made up 0.5 of the population. Tigrinya language Tigrinya was spoken ... Region Category Woredas of Ethiopia fr Enderta woreda hr Enderta woreda he ... more details
Semien Province was a historical province of northwest Ethiopia , often called Gondar. It was located south and west of the Tekez River , and north of Lake Tana Lake Tsana . ref http www.lib.utexas.edu maps historical txu oclc 70774585 eritrea 1896.jpg Seconda edizione della nuova carta dei dominii e Protettorati Italiani nell Eritrea e regioni Limitrofe Sudan Abissinia Harar . 1 1,500,000. Italie. Ministero della Guerra. 1896. ref It was south west of Enderta Enderta Province , west of Tembien Tembien Province , and east of the Sudan . To some extent it covered the territory of the former Begemder Begemder Province , now known as the Semien Gondar Zone . While its borders varied considerably over time, it often included the city of Gondar . Other towns were Addi Arkay , Addi Remets , Dabat , Derasge , Mesfinto , and Soqota . The highest point in the former province was Ras Dashen in the Semien Mountains . Notes Reflist coord missing Ethiopia Category Provinces of Ethiopia Ethiopia geo stub hr Provincija Semien sh Provincija Semien ... more details
This is a list of the 35 woreda s, or districts, in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia , compiled from material on the Central Statistical Agency Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency http www.csa.gov.et text files 2005 national statistics.htm website . Multicol Abergele woreda Adwa woreda Alaje Alamata woreda Asigede Tsimbela Atsbi Wenberta Degua Tembien Endamehoni Enderta woreda Enticho woreda Ganta Afeshum Gulomahda Hawzen woreda Hintalo Wajirat Irob woreda Kafta Humera Kola Tembien Multicol break La ilay Adiyabo La ilay Maychew Medebay Zana Mekele Mereb Lehe Naeder Adet Ofla Raya Azebo Saesi Tsaedaemba Samre woreda Tahtay Adiyabo Tahtay Koraro Tahtay Maychew Tsegede Tselemti Wolqayt Werie Lehe Wukro woreda Multicol end Woredas of Ethiopia Category Lists of woredas Tigray Category Tigray Region fr Liste des woredas du Tigr es Anexo Woredas de la Regi n Tigray ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Until 1995 Ethiopia was divided into province s, further subdivided into awrajja s or districts. They were replaced by regions of Ethiopia regions and two chartered cities with the adoption of a 1995 Constitution of Ethiopia new constitution that year . Eritrea was an Ethiopian province until 1993. File Provinces Ethiopie.png left 450px caption From 1942 until 1995 the provinces of Ethiopia were table tr td align left valign top Arsi Province Arsi Bale Province, Ethiopia Bale Gondar Gamu Gofa Gojjam td td align left valign top Hararghe Illubabor Province Illubabor Kaffa Province, Ethiopia Kaffa Shewa Shoa td td align left valign top Sidamo Province Sidamo Tigray Province Tigray Welega Province Welega Wollo Province Wollo td tr table Older provinces, which are frequently used to indicate location within Ethiopia, include table tr td align left valign top Agame Agawmeder Amhara Province Amhara Dawaro Dembiya Enderta Province Enderta F t gar td td align left valign top Hadiya Ifat Province Ifat Lasta Province Lasta Menz Province Menz Qwara Province Qwara Semien province Semien td td align left valign top Tembien Tselemt Province Tselemt Tsegede Province Tsegede Wag province Wag Wegera td tr table First level administrative divisions of Ethiopia DEFAULTSORT Provinces Of Ethiopia Category Subdivisions of Ethiopia Category Provinces of Ethiopia Ethiopia geo stub es Provincias de Etiop a fr Provinces de l thiopie gl Provincias de Etiop a ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Dinqinesh Mercha 1815 August 1907 was Empress Consort of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis II of Ethiopia . Empress Dinqinesh was the daughter of Shum Mercha of Tembien , and his wife Woizero Silass of Enderta . Through the old aristocratic families of Tembien and Enderta districts of Tigray Province Tigray , Empress Dinginesh could trace her lineage to the Solomonic dynasty through at least two female links. Her brother Dejazmatch Kassai sometimes spelled Kassa , was her husband s leading rival for the Imperial throne after the death of their common enemy, Emperor Tewodros II . Following the defeat of her husband July 11, 1871 , and the crowning of her brother as Emperor Yohannes IV January 12, 1872 , Empress Dinqinesh chose to accompany her husband in his captivity, and lived with him at the monastery of Abune Gerima overlooking the town of Adwa . It is often said that her husband had been blinded to prevent him from furthering his Imperial ambitions. Following her husband s death in 1873, Empress Dinqinesh moved to her brother s capital at Mekele , and was later remarried to Ras Wolde Kiros. She retained her title of Empress, and as her brother Emperor Yohannes was a widower throughout his reign, was the de facto first lady of the Empire during that time. She died at Axum in 1907 during the reign of Menelik II , and was mourned officially as a dowager Empress by the Imperial court in Addis Ababa . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Mercha, Dinqinesh ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 1815 PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1907 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Mercha, Dinqinesh Category Empresses and imperial consorts of Ethiopia Category 1815 births Category 1907 deaths ... more details
, twelve of which were located south of the Mereb and governed by the Tigray Mekonen based in Enderta ... , Buri province Bur , Sam a, Agame, Amba Senayt, Gar alta Garalta , Enderta, Sahart and Abergele ... monarchy during the Zemene Mesafint. In the mid 19th century, the lords of Tembien and Enderta ... more details
Wolde Selassie Geez b. Antalo , Enderta , c. 1736 &ndash 28 May 1816 ref http www.royalark.net Ethiopia tigray2.htm. ref He was an Overlord of Tigray Province Tigray Mereb Milash and a Ras Bitwoded of Ethiopia . He was the second son of Dejazmach Kefla Iyasus Amdamikael, hereditary chief of Enderta. In his Life in Abysinia book, the 19th century British traveler Mansfield Parkyns writes that, the family of Dejazmach Kefla Iyasus and Wolde Selassie were of distinguished origin and came from Antalo Hintalo in Enderta of which place they were chiefs. ref Mansfield Parkyns, Life in Abyssinia , vol. 2 p. 93. ref His brothers included Dejazmach Bilaten Geta Mennase Kefla Iyasus and Dejazmach Debbab Kefla Iyasus who is the great grandfather of Emperor Yohannes IV . And his wives included Mentewab died 1812 from smallpox , the sister of Emperor of Ethiopia Emperor Egwale Seyon of Ethiopia Egwale Seyon and Sahin, the daughter of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I of Ethiopia Tekle Giyorgis I . ref Richard K.P. Pankhurst, History of Ethiopian Towns Wiesbaden Franz Steiner Verlag, 1982 , vol. 1 p. 206. ref John J. Halls, in his Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt , preserves a description of this powerful warlord, as small in stature, and delicately formed, quick in his manner, with a shrewd expression, and considerable dignity in his deportment. ref John J. Halls, Life and Correspondence of Henry ... chief of Enderta, ref James Bruce, Bruce s travels and adventures in Abysinia edited by J.M ..., Wolde Selassie petitioned Emperor Tekle Giyorgis for the governorship of his kingdom, Enderta, but the Emperor according to his usual bad faith made another warlord, Ras Gebre Masqal , governor of Enderta ... his capital at Antalo in Enderta Province . He built four residenial palaces, at Chelekot, Antalo, Felegdaro and Mekelle, all in Enderta. He played a role in the politics of the Imperial Throne, in part ... causes at his residence in Hintalo, Enderta. His death was universally mourned. Reputation At the effort ... more details
of 2247 meters above sea level. Overview Qwiha is the administrative center of the Enderta woreda Enderta ... 4,336 were males and 5,531 were females. It is one of two towns in Enderta woreda Enderta woreda ... more details
was the capital city of Enderta province . Located on a high plateau beneath the south face of Amba ... of Enderta province . ref John J. Halls, The Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt , 1834 ... Italo Abyssinian War after their victory over the Ethiopians in the Battle of Enderta . ref ... men and 360 were women. Notable inhabitants The hereditary chiefs of Enderta had their birthplace in Hintalo ... Kifla Iyasus and Ras Wolde Selassie were of distinguished origin and came from Hintalo in Enderta ... the birth place of Ras Bitweded Gebre Kidan , the son of Bilatengeta Zemu of Hintalo Enderta. Ras ... more details
Samre or Saharti Samre is one of the 36 woreda s in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia . Part of the Debubawi Zone Debubawi Southern Zone , Samre is bordered on the south by the Amhara Region , on the west and north by the Mehakelegnaw Zone Mehakelegnaw Central Zone , on the northeast by Enderta woreda Enderta , on the east by Hintalo Wajirat , and on the southeast by Alaje . Towns in this woreda include Gijet and Samre, Ethiopia Samre . Rivers in this woreda include the Samre, which is of historical importance as it was the traditional boundary between Tigray Province to the north, and Lasta or Wag to the south. ref Charles T. Beke, http www.jstor.org stable 1798047 Abyssinia. Being a Continuation of Routes in That Country , Journal of the Royal Geographical Society , 14 1844 , p. 59 ref Local points of interest in this woreda include the rock hewn churches of Arbatu Insesa ref http 130.238.24.99 library resources dossiers local history of ethiopia s ORTSAA.pdf Local History in Ethiopia The Nordic Africa Institute website accessed 24 September 2009 ref and Iyasus Hinta. ref Philip Briggs, Ethiopia the Bradt Travel Guide , fifth edition, updated by Brian Blatt Chalfont St Peter Bradt Travel Guides, 2009 , pp. 310ff ref Demographics Based on the 2007 national census conducted by the Central Statistical Agency Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency of Ethiopia CSA , this woreda has a total population of 124,340, an increase of 40.18 over the 1994 census, of whom 61,868 are men and 62,472 women 9,189 or 7.39 are urban inhabitants. With an area of 2,723.89 square kilometers, Samre has a population density of 45.65, which is less than the Zone average of 53.91 persons per square kilometer. A total of 26,461 households were counted in this woreda, resulting in an average of 4.70 persons to a household, and 25,837 housing units. ref http www.csa.gov.et index.php?option com rubberdoc&view doc&id 275&format raw&Itemid 521 Census 2007 Tables Tigray Region , Tables 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 3.1, ... more details
Hintalo Wajirat is one of the 36 woreda s in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia . It is named after its largest town, Hintalo , and the Wajirat Mountains in the southern part of the woreda. Located in the Debubawi Zone at the eastern edge of the Ethiopian highlands , Debubawi Zone , Hintalo Wajirat is bordered on the south by Raya Azebo , on the southwest by Alaje , on the west by Samre woreda Samre , on the north by Enderta woreda Enderta , and on the east by the Afar Region . Other towns in Hintalo Wajirat include Adi Gudem , and Debub, Ethiopia Debub . Overview High points in this woreda include Amba Aradam , an amba or mountain north of Hintalo. Rivers include the Samre, which rises in Hintalo Wajirat. Local points of interest include the church of Mariam Nazara, built on ruins which local tradition asserts was a palace of 44 chambers built by Emperor Amda Seyon . The remaining ten rock pillars and four chambers with roofs made of oval shaped brick attest to the splendid nature of the building in its heyday. ref http tigray.net index.php?option com content&view article&id 523 churches around mekelle&catid 99 mekelle&Itemid 309 Churches Around Mekelle , Tigrai Net, published 5 February 2010 accessed 17 September 2010 ref On 7 May 2009, the Ethiopian Electric Power Corporation and the Ethiopia France bilateral relations French French Development Agency Agence Fran aise de D veloppement signed a financing agreement amounting to 210 million Euros to build the Ashegoda Wind Power Project, located 20 kilometers southwest of Mek ele. This plant would have an installation capacity of 120 MW, along with an annual energy production of 400 to 450 GwH. The project timeline stated that the first phase would take 16 months to complete and yield 30 MW, while the entire project, which will be in three phases, would be finalized in 36 months. ref http addisfortune.com French 20Loan 20of 20over 20208m 20Br 20to 20Swirl 20Ashegoda 20Wind 20Power.htm French Loan of over 208m Br to Swirl ... more details
Gebru Asrat is a former president of Tigray Region 1991 2001 and one of the top leaders and executive central committee member as well as politburo member of the Tigrayan People s Liberation Front TPLF , and the Ethiopian People s Revolutionary Democratic Front . Gebru was born in Mekelle with in Enderta Province Enderta county, a part of Tigray and attended Atse Yohannes High School and Haile Selassie University at the height of the Ethiopian student movement of the early 1970s. After the TPLF defeated the Derg in the Ethiopian Civil War , Gebru became governor of Tigray. During Gebru s tenure as Governor of Tigray, a number of institutions of higher education, industries, hospitals and infrustrctures were established. In 1993 Mekelle University was established becoming one of the leading higher instiutions in Ethiopia a number of private colleges and technology institutions were also established including Mekelle Institute of Technology which specializes exclusively in Science and Technology ref http www.mekit.net background ref which began its operation in early 2000 s alleviateing educated professional shortages. The 1990 s also saw the establishment of Messobo cement factory one of the leading cement factories in the country, Adigrate pharmaceutical as well as Alamida textiles which employ thousands of workers through out Tigray. A number of new roads were also built and old ones replaced. Ethio Eritrea War When Eritrea invaded Ethiopia in 1998, Eritrean Ethiopian War a costly war led to the death of tens of thousands of people on both sides. ref name Eritrea broke law in border war http news.bbc.co.uk 2 hi africa 4548754.stm Eritrea broke law in border war , BBC News website, published 21 December 2005 ref By the end of the devastating war, the Ethiopian National Defense Force Ethiopian army recovered the town of Badme and drove back Eritrean forces until they controlled around one third of Eritrean territory, including Barentu region. However, Meles Zenawi si ... more details
Atsbi also known as Atsbi Endaselas is a town in northern Ethiopia . Located in the Misraqawi Zone Misraqawi Eastern Zone of the Tigray Region , about 50 kilometers northeast of Qwiha , this town has a latitude and longitude of coord 13 52 N 39 44 E display inline,title with an elevation of 2630 meters above sea level. It is the administrative center of Atsbi Wenberta woreda . Overview Mordechai Abir notes that, along with Ficho , Atsbi was an important center of trade in the blocks of salt called amoleh , which was used as late as the 20th century as currency . Both settlements lay on the borders of the former provinces of Agame and Enderta at the edge of the Ethiopian highlands . ref Mordechai Abir, Ethiopia The Era of the Princes The Challenge of Islam and the Re unification of the Christian Empire 1769 1855 London Longmans, 1968 , p. 47 ref Here caravans brought thousands of amolahs from the salt deposits in the Afar Depression , which were then sold to traders for about 100 to one Maria Theresa Thaler these merchants then transported the blocks west to Adwa , Axum and Gondar , and south to Gojjam and beyond as far as Ennarea and the Kingdom of Kaffa where they sold them at a profit. ref The rate of exchange between the two items varied widely, from 80 amolahs to the Thaler to as many as 110. See the figures and sources in Richard Pankhurst academic Richard K. P. Pankhurst , Economic History of Ethiopia Addis Ababa Haile Selassie I University, 1968 , pp. 461ff ref The Italy Italians occupied Atsbi on 12 November 1941, after clashing with the troops of Dejazmach Kassa Sebhat . ref http 130.238.24.99 library resources dossiers local history of ethiopia A ORTAST.pdf Local History in Ethiopia The Nordic Africa Institute website accessed 18 December 2007 ref The refugee camp at Atsbi, along with the one at Korem , were shown on BBC television on 23 and 24 October 1984 as an example of the devastation of the 1984 1985 famine in Ethiopia 1984 1985 famine . ref http 130 ... more details
Infobox begins here main text of article is below Infobox mountain name Amba Aradam other name photo photo alt photo caption elevation m 2756 elevation ref prominence m prominence ref map Ethiopia relief map alt map caption Location in Ethiopia label position left listing location Debubawi Zone , Tigray Region , Ethiopia range lat d 13 lat m 20 lat s lat NS N long d 39 long m 31 long s long EW E region coordinates coordinates ref topo type age volcanic arc belt last eruption first ascent easiest route Infobox ends main text of article begins on next line Amba Aradam is a mountain in northern Ethiopia . Located in the Debubawi Zone of the Tigray Region , between Mek ele and Addis Abeba , it has a latitude and longitude of coord 13 20 N 39 31 E type mountain and an elevation of convert 2756 m ft 0 . The mount is famous for the Battle of Amba Aradam Battle of Enderta that the Italians fought in order to capture Amba Aradam on 15 February 1936, and for the massacre three years later, as an action against the Arbegnoch , or Ethiopian partisans. Between 9 11 April 1939, a group of Arbegnoch led by Abebe Aregai , had taken refuge in the Amezena Washa Cavern of the Rebels , which was in Amba Aradam. The party included members of the Arbegnoch , but also their relatives, wounded, and other refugee non combatants. On 9 April 1939, the chemical platoon of the Granatieri di Sardegna Division attacked the Arbegnoch using bombs with poison gas, killing most of those inside. Only fifteen persons succeeded in escaping from the cave. Those who continued the resistance inside the cave were killed with flamethrowers. The extent of the cave made it difficult to explore for the remaining members of the resistance who were still within, so the Italian military command gave the order to seal it with explosives ref it Paolo Rumiz, http www.fisicamente.net MEMORIA index 1116.htm Etiopia quella strage fascista mai raccontata La Repubblica , 22 Maggio 2006. ref quote Si prevede che fetore cad ... more details
Chalacot or Chelekot is a village in the Tigray Region of Ethiopia . Located in the Enderta woreda Enderta woreda of the Debubawi Zone , 10 kilometers north of Antalo and 17 kilometers south of Mek .... 691f ref Notable inhabitant Chelekot is the birth place of Ras Araya Dimtsu of Enderta chief crown ... more details
The Dobe a were a people of medieval Ethiopia , living in northeastern Ethiopia between what are now Amhara Region Amhara , Tigray Region Tigray and Afar Region s. Homeland They were first described, during the reign of Emperor of Ethiopia Emperor Baeda Maryam of Ethiopia Ba eda Maryam r. 1468 1478 , as inhabiting the region between Enderta in Tigray province and Lake Ashenge Today in Tigray Region, formerly part of the Amhara people Amhara province of Wollo , neighboring the Afar people Afars of the vassal Dankali Sultanate on the east. ref name PankBord106 Pankhurst, Richard. The Ethiopian Borderlands Essays in Regional History from Ancient Times to the End of the 18th Century Asmara, Eritrea Red Sea Press, 1997 , p.106. ref The area was described by Francisco lvares during his stay in Ethiopia as being five day s journey ca. 100 km in length, and extending far into Muslim Afar territory. One of their largest towns, Manadeley, situated on the edge of the Ethiopian Highlands and overlooking the Afar lowlands, was a market town of great size. lvares describes it as a town of very great trade, like a city or seaport, where any good could be found, and with merchants from a number of areas, such as Jeddah , Fes, Morocco Fez , elsewhere in Morocco , Tunis , Greece , Ormuz , Cairo , and India , as well as an uncountable number of people from surrounding regions in Ethiopia. ref name PankBord111 Pankhurst, Ethiopian Borderlands , p.111. ref Culture The Dobe as tended numerous high quality cows the largest in the world, according to lvares , and subsisted mainly on banditry and pastoralism prior to the 15th century, when they converted to an agropastoral system and many converted to Christianity as a result of Campaigns taken by Emperor Ba eda Maryam. The Dobe a were ruled by 24 leaders, 12 of whom were often at war and 12 at peace. ref name PankBord111 People The Dobe a are first mentioned in the 15th century as a black tselim people, as opposed to the red qeyyih ... more details
Araya Selassie Yohannes 1867 1888 ref Shinn, Historical dictionary of Ethiopia , p.35 ref was an Army of the Ethiopian Empire army commander and a member of the Royal family of the Ethiopian Empire . Biography Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles Leul tag ref Roughly equivalent to Prince . group nb Araya Selassie Yohannes was born in Enderta , Tigray in 1867, the Legitimacy law legitimate son of Emperor of Ethiopia Emperor Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles N gus N g st tag ref Roughly equivalent to King of Kings . group nb Yohannes IV of Ethiopia . Ras Mengesha Yohannes Mengesha Yohannes was his illegitimate half brother . Image Yohannesson.jpg 150px thumb right Araya Selassie Yohannes right with his father, Emperor of Ethiopia Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia Yohannes IV left . In 1882, the fifteen year old Leul Araya Selassie Yohannes married six year old Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles Leult tag ref Roughly equivalent to Princess . group nb Zewditu , eldest daughter of Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles Negus tag ref Roughly equivalent to King . group nb Menelik II of Ethiopia Menelik of Shewa . The marriage was political, having been arranged when Menelik agreed to submit to Yohannes rule. In 1883, Araya Selassie Yohannes was made Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles Shum tag ref Roughly equivalent to Governor . group nb of Wollo Wollo Province ref Marcus, A History of Ethiopia , p. 80 ref and, in 1886, he was made Shum of Begemder Begemder Province . In 1885, Araya Selassie Yohannes fathered a son, Gugsa Araya Selassie . The mother s identity is unknown. In June 1888, while in Mek ele gathering an army for his father, Araya Selassie Yohannes died of smallpox . Familial rivalry Familial rivalry between the two lines of descent from Emperor Yohannes IV proved to be a difficult issue for Emperor Menelik II and his successors. Tigray Province was divided between Ras Gugsa Araya Selassie, the son of Ras Araya Selassie Yohannes, and Ras Seyum ... more details
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