Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1832 and 1855
Sahle Dengel
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign
1832
Predecessor
Gebre Krestos
Successor
Gebre Krestos
Reign
1832 – 29 August 1840
Predecessor
Gebre Krestos
Successor
Yohannes III
Reign
October 1841 – 1845
Predecessor
Yohannes III
Successor
Yohannes III
Reign
1845–1850
Predecessor
Yohannes III
Successor
Yohannes III
Reign
1851 – 11 February 1855
Predecessor
Yohannes III
Successor
Tewodros II
Born
1778 (1778)
Died
11 February 1855(1855-02-11) (aged 76–77)
Dynasty
House of Solomon
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
Sahle Dengel (Ge'ez: ሣህለ ድንግል; 1778 – 11 February 1855) was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1832 and 11 February 1855, towards the end of the Zemene Mesafint. He was largely a figurehead, with real power in the hands of Ras Ali II of Yejju.
SahleDengel (Ge'ez: ሣህለ ድንግል; 1778 – 11 February 1855) was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1832 and 11 February 1855, towards the end of the...
Sarsa Dengel (Ge'ez: ሠርጸ ድንግል śärṣä dəngəl; 1550 – 4 October 1597), also known as Sarsa the Great, was Emperor of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic...
(Amharic: አባ ዳኘው abba daññäw); 17 August 1844 – 12 December 1913), baptised as Sahle Maryam (ሣህለ ማርያም sahlä maryam) was king of Shewa from 1866 to 1889 and Emperor...
Kassa refused to acknowledge an attempt to restore the former Emperor SahleDengel in the place of the hapless Yohannes III who had acknowledged Kassa immediately...
Woizero Tenagnework Sahle Selassie, who was an aunt of Emperor Menelik II and daughter of the Solomonic Amhara King of Shewa, Negus Sahle Selassie. As such...
deposed Gebre Krestos in favor of his brother SahleDengel. The clergy of Azazo disapproved of SahleDengel for his religious beliefs, and they convinced...
Solomonic dynasty. Of Amhara lineage, Za dengel was the son of Lesana Krestos; brother of Emperor Sarsa Dengel. Za Dengel may have been married to Woizero Wangelawit...
(ወናግ ሰገድ, to whom the lions bow), better known by his birth name Lebna Dengel (Amharic: ልብነ ድንግል, essence of the virgin), was Emperor of Ethiopia from...
several times between 30 August 1840 and 1851, alternating with his cousin SahleDengel. Yohannes was deposed the first time (October 1841) for showing himself...
Tewodros II and Menelik II were respectively known as Kassa Hailu and Sahle Maryam before they were crowned. While sometimes misinterpreted as Iyasu...
Emperor Za Dengel, led a large army against Susenyos and his Oromo supporters in Walaqa. Susenyos fled with his Oromo warriors and Za-Dengel had to be...
Being of Amhara descent, he was the son of Emperor Susenyos I and Empress Sahle Work (Ge'ez: ሣህለወርቅ) (throne name) ለ (name) of Wagda Katata and Merhabete...
Hailu Wolde Kiros to marry Woizero Tisseme Darge, daughter of Ras Darge Sahle Selassie and thus first cousin to the King of Shewa, Menelik. Tekle Giyorgis...
SahleDengel Emperor in 1832, but the clergy of Azazo disapproved of the new Emperor's religious beliefs, and convinced Ras Ali to remove him. Sahle Dengel...
Sarsa Dengel daughters, and hoped to dominate a long term regency for the boy monarch. Sarsa Dengel had intended to make his nephew Za Dengel his successor...
Libne Dingil iske Atse Tewodros ("History of Ethiopia from Emperor Lebna Dengel to Emperor Tewodros") (Birhanena Selam Printing Press) The Royal Chronicle...
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