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Ras Wolde Selassie, hereditary ruler of Enderta…
Ras Wolde Selassie, hereditary ruler of Enderta and overlord of Tigray,is a conservative Christian who greatly values Etishiopia's monarchical traditions, and hates the Yeju parvenus.
He strikes at them by effectively conquering the Azebo and Raya Oromo and by taking control over all the important passes in Lasta leading to Tigray.
He then turns his attention to the coast, slowly but surely imposing his suzerainty over the Muslim authorities there until he finally can control and tax their trade inland; he uses the revenues to train, reform and re-equip his army and when the nineteenth century opens, Wolde Selassie is by far Abyssinia's leading figure and certainly the main champion of the Solomonic tradition.
The first years of the nineteenth century in Ethiopia are disturbed by fierce campaigns between Ras Gugsa of Begemder and Ras Wolde Selassie of Tigray, who fight over control of the figurehead Emperor Egwale Seyon.
Wolde Selassie is eventually the victor, and becomes Enderase of the Ethiopian Empire after the death of Ras Aligaz in 1803, briefly taking power away from the Wara Seh rulers.
He will practically rule the whole country as Enderase (regent) until his death in 1816.
He strikes at them by effectively conquering the Azebo and Raya Oromo and by taking control over all the important passes in Lasta leading to Tigray.
He then turns his attention to the coast, slowly but surely imposing his suzerainty over the Muslim authorities there until he finally can control and tax their trade inland; he uses the revenues to train, reform and re-equip his army and when the nineteenth century opens, Wolde Selassie is by far Abyssinia's leading figure and certainly the main champion of the Solomonic tradition.
The first years of the nineteenth century in Ethiopia are disturbed by fierce campaigns between Ras Gugsa of Begemder and Ras Wolde Selassie of Tigray, who fight over control of the figurehead Emperor Egwale Seyon.
Wolde Selassie is eventually the victor, and becomes Enderase of the Ethiopian Empire after the death of Ras Aligaz in 1803, briefly taking power away from the Wara Seh rulers.
He will practically rule the whole country as Enderase (regent) until his death in 1816.
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