Ras Ali Alula, Regent of the Emperor…
February 1840 CE to 1851 CE
Initiated by Dejazmach Wube Haile Maryam to overthrow Ras Ali II as Regent of the Emperor of Ethiopia and gain control of the country, this confused battle is won by Ras Ali, but at a steep price, and this victory fails to cement his position as the most powerful nobleman of his time.
His enemies are still operating in Gojjam, Damot, Dembiya, and Lasta; the clergy is still hostile to him, and his own Christian subjects in Begemder and Amhara are even more disaffected.
To secure the Abuna's help, he will be forced to free Dejazmach Wube and go to war against his ally Dejazmach Merso to help Wube recover his territories.
His Moslem allies in Welo, alarmed at the Christian Birru Aligaz being invested on their borders, will likewise grow disaffected.
Ras Ali will be forced to seek help elsewhere, and seek it from the Egyptians, who at the moment Are consolidating their hold on Sudan.
Although in the short term a beneficial move, this will only serve to further erode his local support, leading to a vicious cycle leading to Ras Ali's eventual defeat by a competent rival—the future Emperor Tewodros I.
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