Wube hands the defeated warlord to Ras Marye's Oromo troops, who kill their vanquished foe, and ravage Tigray under their new chief, Ras Dori of Yejju, in revenge for their leader's death, but withdraw to Begemder due to his increasing illness before his death.
In the chaos that follows Sabagadis' death, Wube emerges as the primary warlord of Tigray.