His recognition of Menilek may be regarded as a fatal blow to Tigrean independance. After four years of resistance to the new Shoan hegemony, Alula submitted to Henilek and was rewarded with the long-desired position of 'the king's man'. Empress Zewditu I of Ethiopia, Empress of Ethiopia (1876 1930) African Queen. When Yohannes died and Eritrea was lost to the Italians, Alula became the most powerful champion of Tigrean independence from the new Shoan emperor, Menilek II. territory and fought with the Ethiopian forces at Gundet in November 1875 and Gura in March 1876 where his forces were annihilated by Ras Alulas army. Ras Alula Engida (1827 1897) was a general and Ethiopian politician. So, beginning late 1876, Alula settled in Asmara with his entourage and his army.
As the 'king's man', Alula's power was based on his position in the court and on the province (Eritrea) over which ha was appointed. Ras Alula Abba Nega: An Ethiopian and African Hero By Ghelawdewos Araia. fought in November 1875 and March 1876, respectively, Alula displayed his. Alula became the best general of the Tigrean emperor Yohannes IV (1872-89). Haile Selassie, Balcha Safo, Kawo Tona Gaga, Ras Alula Engida, Menelik II.
It also illuminates one of the important historical processes of the time: the rise and fall of Tigrean hegemony. His career sheds light on the interaction of social background and political power in the late nineteenth-century Ethiopia.
#RAS ALULA 1876 FOR ANDROID#
The free AfricaBib App for Android is available hereĪlula, 'the son of Gubi': a 'king's man' in Ethiopia, 1875-1897ĭuring the period between the Egyptian invasions of 18 and the Italian defeat at Adwa in 1896, the history of northern Ethiopia was much influenced by the remarkable career of a son of a peasant, Ras Alula.
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