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1886 major battle of Menelik's conquests in Ethiopia
Battle of Azule
Part of Menelik's Expansions
Date
6 September 1886; 137 years ago (1886-09-06)
Location
Azule, Ethiopia
Result
Shewan victory
Belligerents
Shewa
Arsi Oromo
Commanders and leaders
Ras Darge Sahle Selassie
Arsi Oromo
Strength
~10,000[1]
15,000?[2]
Casualties and losses
Minimal
6,000–12,000[3]
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Menelik's Expansion
Embabo
Azule
Hirna
Chelenqo
Guté Dili
Dodota
The Battle of Azule was fought on 6 September 1886, between the forces of Ras Darge Sahle Selassie of Shewa and a force of Arsi Oromo. It was part of a broader series of expansion campaigns done under Menelik II, Negus of Shewa, referred to by some historians as the Agar Maqnat. The battle of Azule was important as it represents the crushing of a large Arsi army by one under Menelik; it also demonstrates the dynamic of gun-wielding Shewans fighting Spear-wielding Arsi that many historians like to stress when discussing Menelik's expansions; it also retains symbolic and historic importance in the politics and identities of many.
^Karim, ElAmin (2009). An Historical Study of the Shawan-Amhara Conquest of the Oromo and Sidama Regions of Southern Ethiopia 1865-1900 (Doctoral). University of Khartoum. p. 130.
^Karim, ElAmin (2009). AN HISTORICAL STUDY OF THE SHAWAN – AMHARA CONQUEST OF THE OROMO and SIDAMA REGIONS OF SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA 1865-1900 (Doctoral). University of Khartoum.
^Karim, ElAmin (2009). An Historical Study of the Shawan-Amhara Conquest of the Oromo and Sidama Regions of Southern Ethiopia 1865-1900 (Doctoral). University of Khartoum. p. 130.
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