![]() Some of the many crimes of Ras Alula in Eritrea 18.A MEDICAL REPORT ON THE MUTILATED AND EVIRATED ERI.Ras Alula and the scramble for Africa -a political biography : Ethiopia and Eritrea 1975-1897 He even changed the demography of Hamasein as many of his soldiers settled there. nb 4 However, Meridazmach Haile Mikael rebelled against Tewodros, resulting in his being replaced by the non-royal Ato nb 5 Bezabeh as Shum. The Italians were able to control most parts of Eritrea peacefully as the people were fed up with Alula’ incursions. In witness whereof, Count Pietro Antonelli on behalf of His Majesty the King of Italy, and His Majesty the King of King Menelik of Ethiopia, in his own name, signed and affixed their seal to this Treaty, at the camp Uccialli of 25 miazia 1881 corresponding to May 2, 1889. Upon Menelik's imprisonment, his uncle, Haile Mikael, was appointed as Shum nb 3 of Shewa by Emperor Tewodros II with the title of Meridazmach. The Beni Amer and Ras Woldemichael fought on the side of the Egyptians at Gura against Alula. Ras Alula Engida (Ge'ez: ) (1827 15 February 1897 also known by his horse name Abba Nega and by Alula Qubi) was an Ethiopian general and politician who successfully led Abyssinian battles against Ottoman Egypt, the Mahdists and Italy. Alula demonstrated his military skill in the Battle of Gundet and Gura, which were fought in November 1875 and March 1876 respectively, where he routed the Egyptian forces. Ras Woldemikael, Bahta Hagos, Kifleyesus and the Tigrian renegade Dabbab with his Assawota fighters resisted his presence (Erlich 1997, 11-16, 25, 32-34). A memory that is fresh on the folktales of the Baria and Kunama. On 22 November 1886, he pillaged the Baria and Kunama, took all their livestock and killed about 2/3 of them. On, at head of 5,000 troops, the Alula encircled 1,000 followers of Shaykh ♺bd al-Qadir of the Habab who was collaborating with Mahdist leader, Osman Digna near Amba and annihilated a third of them. Iyasu V (Geez, the Ethiopian version of Joshua), also known as Lij Iyasu (Geez 4 February 1895 25 November 1935) was the designated but uncrowned Emperor of Ethiopia (191316). He was one of the important leaders of the Ethiopian armies of the 19th century and was described by Haggai. On 15 February 1882, Alula pillaged for 2 days Ad-Tamaryam and Bejuk and returned to Adi Teklay with about 7000- 800 sheep and goats, similar number of cattle and 15, 000 (Maria Theresa dollars). The Shewan ruler became the dominant personality in Ethiopia and was recognized as Emperor Menelik II by all but Yohanniss son and Ras Alula. Ras Alula Ras Alula Engida was a general and Ethiopian politician. Here, Alula stayed for three weeks, dispatching strong raiding parties against the Habab, Beni Amer, Mensaa, Barka and others. A detachment was sent to neutralize the fort of Sanhit (Keren), while the bulk of his army marched to the Halhal high plateau and established a fortified camp on top of a mountain. On 10 October 1880, Alula crossed the river towards Keren near the Egyptian post of Shabbab. At the end of September 1880 he led his 12,000 man army into the Ansaba valley. ![]()
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