15 February 1897(1897-02-15) (aged 51–52) Tembien, Ethiopian Empire
Allegiance
Yohannes IV
Menelik II
Years of service
19th century
Battles/wars
Egyptian–Ethiopian War
Battle of Gundet
Battle of Gura
Mahdist War
Battle of Kufit
Italo-Ethiopian War of 1887–1889
Siege of Saati
Battle of Dogali
First Italo-Ethiopian War
Battle of Amba Alagi (1895)
Battle of Mekelle (1896)
Battle of Adwa
Spouse(s)
W. Bitawa Gabra Masqal
Children
Dammaqach Dinqnash Sahaywarada
Ras Alula Engida (Ge'ez: ራስ አሉላ እንግዳ) (1827 – 15 February 1897; also known by his horse name Abba Nega and by Alula Equbi[1]) was an Ethiopian general and politician who successfully led battles against Ottoman Egypt, the Mahdists and Italy. He was one of the most important leaders of the Abyssinian forces during the 19th century. Described by Haggai Erlich as the "greatest leader whom Ethiopia produced since the death of Emperor Tewodros II in 1868."[2] Ras Alula was referred to by Europeans as "the Garibaldi of Ethiopia".[3]
^Shinn, p. 25
^From the back cover of Haggai Erlich's biography, Haggai Erlich, Ras Alula and the Scramble for Africa: A Political Biography: Ethiopia & Eritrea 1875–1897 (Lawrenceville: Red Sea Press, 1996) ISBN 1-56902-029-9
^Augustus B. Wylde, Modern Abyssinia (London: Methuen, 1901), p. 29
RasAlula Engida (Ge'ez: ራስ አሉላ እንግዳ) (1827 – 15 February 1897; also known by his horse name Abba Nega and by Alula Equbi) was an Ethiopian general and...
November 1889. Ras Mengesha Yohannes, however, had the strong military and political backing of Yohannes's chief military general rasAlula Engada. Additionally...
in Ethiopia. Yohannes on his deathbed named his son Ras Mengesha as his heir, and begged RasAlula and his other nobles to support him. However, Tigray...
of Adwa. Although a group of Tigrean nobles led by RasAlula attempted to promote the claim of Ras Mengesha Yohannes (the "natural" son of Yohannes) as...
rank. For example, Ras Mengesha Yohannes, son of Emperor Yohannes IV and thus a member of the Mesafint, would have outranked RasAlula Engida, who was of...
Asmara. Yohannes then appointed RasAlula as governor, tasking him to end Woldemichael's revolt. On September 1877, RasAlula invaded Hamasien with 20,000...
worked in Ethiopia for decades. Pankhurst's first name is in honor of RasAlula, a famous Ethiopian leader. Pankhurst has led a variety of studies and...
redoubt on the heights commanding the water supply for the caravans. RasAlula Engida, the governor under Emperor Yohannes IV, had at the time left Asmara...
Ethiopians led by RasAlula. J. Stapleton, Timothy (7 November 2016). Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts. p. 19. ISBN 9781598848373. RasAlula led a 10...
over the Mareb Melash specifically. He would appoint then Shaleqa Alula as the Ras of those areas of this region under imperial authority. Ethiopian–Egyptian...
in Menelik II to order RasAlula to prevent him from getting killed and keep watch on his cousin. As a result, Alula and Ras Mengesha Yohannes had Makonnen...
However, RasAlula would defeat the Egyptians at the Battle of Gura, forcing them to withdraw from the province. Following this victory, RasAlula was declared...
Ras of Ethiopia Miruts Yifter – athlete who won two gold medals in the 1980 Moscow Olympics RasAlula (Abba Nega) – 19th Century Ras of Ethiopia Ras Mengesha...
bitter campaigning was led by the Emperor Yohannes IV and RasAlula. The Ethiopians under RasAlula achieved a victory in the Battle of Kufit on 23 September...
was named after the 19th century Ethiopian military leader RasAlula, also known as Alula Aba Nega. He is well known for his battles against Italy, the...
its allies in Tigray. The operation was named after Ethiopian general RasAlula Aba Nega, who was of Tigrayan descent. The offensive was launched on 11...
Ethiopia, which comprises the longest cave of Tigray in Zeyi, as well as RasAlula’s birthplace in Mennewe. The municipality centre is in Dengolo village...
the Ethiopian forces under RasAlula and Yohannes (himself a Tigrian); for example, despite the best efforts of RasAlula's lieutenant Balatta Gabru in...
later RasAlula wrote to Boretti asking that the men in Saati abandon their positions. On January 24, about 20,000 Ethiopians under RasAlula's command...
RasAlula with 30,000 men to advanced on the port. The population was said to have been "much alarmed" at the Ethiopian show of force, however Alula soon...
empire, by Mason Bey for Egypt, Admiral William Hewett for Britain and RasAlula, also acting as host, for Ethiopia. Once terms had been agreed, the party...
subset of the Beja who live largely in Eritrea sided with the Ethiopian RasAlula in certain battles, such as Kufit. The Beja Congress was formed in 1952...