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Ras Alula
Born1845 (1845)
Mennewe, Tembien, Ethiopian Empire
Died15 February 1897(1897-02-15) (aged 51–52)
Tembien, Ethiopian Empire
Allegiance
  • Yohannes IV
  • Menelik II
Years of service19th 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
ChildrenDammaqach
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]

  1. ^ Shinn, p. 25
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ Augustus B. Wylde, Modern Abyssinia (London: Methuen, 1901), p. 29

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Ras Alula 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...

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Battle of Adwa

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November 1889. Ras Mengesha Yohannes, however, had the strong military and political backing of Yohannes's chief military general ras Alula Engada. Additionally...

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in Ethiopia. Yohannes on his deathbed named his son Ras Mengesha as his heir, and begged Ras Alula and his other nobles to support him. However, Tigray...

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Yohannes IV

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of Adwa. Although a group of Tigrean nobles led by Ras Alula attempted to promote the claim of Ras Mengesha Yohannes (the "natural" son of Yohannes) as...

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Ethiopian aristocratic and court titles

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rank. For example, Ras Mengesha Yohannes, son of Emperor Yohannes IV and thus a member of the Mesafint, would have outranked Ras Alula Engida, who was of...

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Asmara. Yohannes then appointed Ras Alula as governor, tasking him to end Woldemichael's revolt. On September 1877, Ras Alula invaded Hamasien with 20,000...

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Alula Pankhurst

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worked in Ethiopia for decades. Pankhurst's first name is in honor of Ras Alula, a famous Ethiopian leader. Pankhurst has led a variety of studies and...

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Battle of Dogali

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redoubt on the heights commanding the water supply for the caravans. Ras Alula Engida, the governor under Emperor Yohannes IV, had at the time left Asmara...

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Battle of Kufit

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Ethiopians led by Ras Alula. J. Stapleton, Timothy (7 November 2016). Encyclopedia of African Colonial Conflicts. p. 19. ISBN 9781598848373. Ras Alula led a 10...

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Battle of Gura

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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...

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Makonnen Wolde Mikael

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in Menelik II to order Ras Alula to prevent him from getting killed and keep watch on his cousin. As a result, Alula and Ras Mengesha Yohannes had Makonnen...

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Mereb Melash

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However, Ras Alula would defeat the Egyptians at the Battle of Gura, forcing them to withdraw from the province. Following this victory, Ras Alula was declared...

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Mahdist War

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bitter campaigning was led by the Emperor Yohannes IV and Ras Alula. The Ethiopians under Ras Alula achieved a victory in the Battle of Kufit on 23 September...

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Alula Aba Nega Airport

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was named after the 19th century Ethiopian military leader Ras Alula, also known as Alula Aba Nega. He is well known for his battles against Italy, the...

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Operation Alula

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its allies in Tigray. The operation was named after Ethiopian general Ras Alula Aba Nega, who was of Tigrayan descent. The offensive was launched on 11...

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Simret

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Ethiopia, which comprises the longest cave of Tigray in Zeyi, as well as Ras Alula’s birthplace in Mennewe. The municipality centre is in Dengolo village...

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Bahta Hagos

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the Ethiopian forces under Ras Alula and Yohannes (himself a Tigrian); for example, despite the best efforts of Ras Alula's lieutenant Balatta Gabru in...

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Siege of Saati

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later Ras Alula wrote to Boretti asking that the men in Saati abandon their positions. On January 24, about 20,000 Ethiopians under Ras Alula's command...

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Massawa

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Ras Alula 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...

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Hewett Treaty

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empire, by Mason Bey for Egypt, Admiral William Hewett for Britain and Ras Alula, also acting as host, for Ethiopia. Once terms had been agreed, the party...

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Beja people

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subset of the Beja who live largely in Eritrea sided with the Ethiopian Ras Alula in certain battles, such as Kufit. The Beja Congress was formed in 1952...

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