Search results

Ali II of Yejju (c. 1819 – c. 1866) was Ras of Begemder and the de facto ruler of the Ethiopian Empire. He was a member of a powerful Welo dynasty known...

The Yejju Oromo, also historically known as the Yajju, Edjow or Edjou Galla, are a sub-clan of the Barento branch of Oromo people. They are one of the...

power in the hands of Ras Ali II of Yejju. The French explorer Arnaud d'Abbadie, described him thus: Sahle Dengel, an old man of about seventy, have...

Somali Sultan of the Sultanate of Hobyo Ali I of Yejju (died 1788), Ethiopian leader Ali II of Yejju (c. 1819 – c. 1866), Ethiopian leader Ali Barter (born...

ruler) (ruled 1271) Ali II of Bornu, 17th century ruler of the Bornu Empire Ali II ibn Hussein (1712–1782), Bey of Tunis Ali II of Yejju (c. 1819–c. 1866)...

her son Ali II of Yejju, who was her son in her first marriage to Alula of Yejju. She was a significant personage during the Zemene Mesafint of the 19th...

notice of the nobleman in control of Gondar, Ras Ali II of Yejju of Wollo. Empress Menen Liben Amede, wife of Emperor Yohannes III, and the mother of Ras...

as Lasta and Dembiya and was made governor of Dawunt, Wollo in 1842 by Ras Ali II of Yejju. He was the son of Ras Aligaz Abba Seru Gwangul, and had a son...

Moreover, the de facto ruler of the country was a powerful Oromo warlord known as Ali II of Yejju, as he feared the growing pressure of the Tigrayan and Amhara...

Alula of Yejju was the son of Ras Ali I of Yejju (son of Abba Seru Gwangul) and cousin of Ras Gugsa. He was the first husband of Menen Liben Amede and...

Mesafint were from the House of Yejju, a dynasty that included Ali I of Yejju, Aligaz, Gugsa and Ali II based in Yejju, a region in Wollo. Other regional...

created from the Yejju and Wollo Oromo rulers in the area. This helped keep Shewa out of the reach of the northern lords like Ras Ali II of Yejju, who continued...

was proclaimed nəgusä nägäst (1787 – 1788) of Ethiopia in Tigray and Gojjam by enemies of Ras Ali I of Yejju This page or section lists people that share...

Heirs of the Fisherman: Behind the Scenes of Papal Death and Succession, Oxford University Press, 2004 ISBN 9780199334827 "The Abdication of Nicholas II: 100...

by the locals and is considered to be his burial site. Ali II of Yejju revived the cult of Ahmed Gragn through initiating a mandatory pilgrimage to his...

Dori of Yejju (died 1831) was a Ras of Begemder and Inderase (regent) of the Emperor of Ethiopia. He was the brother of his predecessor Marye of Yejju. After...

1840, Betul and Merso allied with their mother's nephew, the regent Ali II of Yejju, and this was soon followed by a battle with Wube at Debre Tabor in...

Battle of Debre Tabor was a conflict during the Zemene Mesafint in 1842 initiated by Dejazmach Wube Haile Maryam to overthrow Ras Ali II as Regent of the...

figurehead, with real power in the hands of the Enderase or Regent, Ras Ali II a princeling of the Yejju Dynasty. Ras Ali's mother was the Empress Menen Liben...

Enderase or Regent, Ras Ali II an Oromo princeling of the district of Yejju; but shortly afterwards Ali II deposed Gebre Krestos in favor of his brother Sahle...