"King of Abyssinia" (Sarsa Dengel) based on Portuguese descriptions to a Japanese Momoyama Nanban painter
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign
1563–1597
Predecessor
Menas
Successor
Yaqob
Born
1550
Died
4 October 1597(1597-10-04) (aged 46–47) Damot
Issue
Yaqob
Regnal name
Malak Sagad I
Dynasty
Solomonic dynasty
Father
Menas
Mother
Admas Mogasa
Religion
Ethiopian Orthodox
The ruins of the Guzara castle in Enfraz, a precursor to the palaces of Gonder. Likely built by Emperor Sarsa Dengel to celebrate his defeat of the Ottomans, but also attributed to his father, Menas of Ethiopia
Sarsa Dengel (Ge'ez: ሠርጸ ድንግልśärṣä dəngəl; 1550 – 4 October 1597), also known as Sarsa the Great, was Emperor of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His throne name was throne name Malak Sagad I (መለክ ሰገድ malak sagad).
Sarsa Dengel, the son of Emperor Menas and Empress Admas Mogasa, was elected king at the age of 14. As ruler, he faced several revolts and moved the empire's center from Shewa to Begemder. Sarsa Dengel fought against the Ottomans, defeating regional ruler Bahr Negus Yeshaq and Adal Sultan Muhammad V. He also repelled the Turkish invaders in Debarwa and Hirgigo. In addition, Sarsa Dengel led campaigns against the Oromo tribes who were migrating northward, successfully pushing them back. Despite his military successes, historians argue that his focus on northern campaigns instead of addressing the Oromo expansion in the south ultimately led to the decline of the Ethiopian Empire.
SarsaDengel (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...
Solomonic dynasty. Of Amhara lineage, Za dengel was the son of Lesana Krestos; brother of Emperor SarsaDengel. Za Dengel may have been married to Woizero Wangelawit...
member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the eldest surviving son of SarsaDengel. According to E. A. Wallis Budge, Yaqob's mother was Empress Maryam Sena;...
attacks, the core provinces remained under Ethiopian control, and Emperor SarsaDengel carried out punitive expeditions in return. One such reprisal in 1573...
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...
forces of Adal led by Muhammad ibn Nasir, and the Abyssinian army, under SarsaDengel. The outcome of this last war proved to be the end of the political importance...
Ottoman support but pledged his support again with the crowning of Emperor SarsaDengel. However, not long after, Yeshaq revolted once again with Ottoman support...
this campaign, SarsaDengel learned that the Borana Oromo had invaded the provinces of Shewa, Wej, and Damot. Despite this, SarsaDengel refused to defend...
Asbo in 1585 in a military campaign against the Oromos led by Emperor SarsaDengel, his uncle. Upon his rescue, Susenyos was entrusted to the care of Dowager...
Bahrey may also have been the author of Emperor SarsaDengel's chronicle, "The History of King SarsaDengel." Maimire Mennasemay, " Abba Bahrey's Zenahu...
(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...
(Kwestantinos II) Amda Seyon II Na'od Dawit II Gelawdewos Menas SarsaDengel Yaqob Za Dengel Yaqob Susenyos I Gondarine period (1632–1769) Fasilides Yohannes...
the army of SarsaDengel, however this battle ended in disaster as the Bahr Negus was captured and then executed by the Emperor. SarsaDengel then proceeded...
retained its importance. During the 16th century, the Emperor of Abyssinia SarsaDengel convinced the kingdom to officially accept Christianity as its state...
Shat in Damot; SarsaDengel granted their request in 1581. Similarly, the people of Ennarea had requested to be converted, which SarsaDengel also accepted...
DYNASTY SHEWA BRANCH SARSADENGEL 1563–1597 Prince Lesana Krestos Prince Fasilidas Prince Segwa Qal YAQOB 1597–1603 1604–1606 ZA DENGEL 1603–1604 SUSENYOS...
the Ethiopian Emperor SarsaDengel attacked Debarwa whereupon the Turkish garrison surrendered with all its firearms. SarsaDengel then seized the vast...
(Kwestantinos II) Amda Seyon II Na'od Dawit II Gelawdewos Menas SarsaDengel Yaqob Za Dengel Yaqob Susenyos I Gondarine period (1632–1769) Fasilides Yohannes...
SarsaDengel, the Hadiya Kingdom was supported by 500 Malassay donning cuirass who had arrived from Harar territory to battle Ethiopia. SarsaDengel chronicles...
(Kwestantinos II) Amda Seyon II Na'od Dawit II Gelawdewos Menas SarsaDengel Yaqob Za Dengel Yaqob Susenyos I Gondarine period (1632–1769) Fasilides Yohannes...
1603 10 March 1606 Son of SarsaDengel Solomonic Za Dengel ዘድንግል Died 24 October 1604 1603 24 October 1604 Nephew of SarsaDengel Solomonic Susenyos I Susenyos...
deposed Gebre Krestos in favor of his brother Sahle Dengel. The clergy of Azazo disapproved of Sahle Dengel for his religious beliefs, and they convinced Ras...
Kassa refused to acknowledge an attempt to restore the former Emperor Sahle Dengel in the place of the hapless Yohannes III who had acknowledged Kassa immediately...
in the function of a constitution (supreme law of the land) is with SarsaDengel beginning in 1563. The Fetha Negest remained the supreme law in Ethiopia...
there are ruins to be seen. The city was rebuilt in 1580 by Emperor SarsaDengel who restored the church and held his coronation there. In 1604/05 the...
palace. Fasilides was proclaimed emperor in 1630 during a revolt led by Sarsa Krestos, but did not reach the throne until his father abdicated in 1632...
Suzanne Sena (born 1963), American television host Maryam Sena, wife of SarsaDengel, the Emperor of Ethiopia Lady Tsukiyama also known as Sena (瀬名), Japanese...
however SarsaDengel successfully defended the Ethiopian frontier at the Battle of Webi River. The Ottomans were checked by Emperor SarsaDengel's victory...
(Kwestantinos II) Amda Seyon II Na'od Dawit II Gelawdewos Menas SarsaDengel Yaqob Za Dengel Yaqob Susenyos I Gondarine period (1632–1769) Fasilides Yohannes...
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