Begemder (Amharic: በጌምድር; also known as Gondar or Gonder) was a province in northwest Ethiopia. The alternative names come from its capital during the...
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poet, great lover of books, and pious and fair in the administration of Begemder." Taytu Betul arranged the marriage of Gugsa Welle to Leult Zewditu, the...
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Christian kingdoms and Empires Ambassel Agame Akkele Guzay Amhara Angot Bahr Begemder Bugna Delanta Dembela Enderta Entitcho Gheralta Hamasien Haramat Lasta...
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served as the capital of both the Ethiopian Empire and the subsequent Begemder Province. The city holds the remains of several royal castles, including...
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Wolde Gabriel, the son of Ras Mikael Sehul, who was opposed to Ras Ali of Begemder. Joined by Ras Haile Yosadiq and Dejazmach Gebre Masqal, Wolde Gabriel...
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bestowed on governors of the most important provinces (kingdoms): Gojjam, Begemder, Wello, Tigray and the seaward kingdom, (where the variation Bahri Negasi...
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eastern Tigre, Dejazmach Ayalew Birru from Semien, and Ras Gugsa Welle from Begemder were called upon. Gugsa Welle and others were unhappy with the rise of...
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Eritrea, Tigray, Wag and Bete Amhara and thence westwards towards Lake Tana (Begemder)." Unlike the practice of later rulers of Ethiopia, Taddesse Tamrat argues...
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nobles of the reign, Ras Wolde Leul her brother, Waragna, Ayo governor of Begemder, and Ras Mikael Sehul. One handicap with this tactic of ruling through...
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the ensuing battle along with numerous Azmachs such as the governors of Begemder, Gojjam, and Hamasien. This devastating loss led to the complete withdrawal...
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to indicate locations within Ethiopia. These include: Agame Agawmeder Begemder Amhara Dembiya Enderta Fatagar Hadiya Ifat Lasta Menz Qwara Semien Tembien...
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eastern Tigre, Dejaz Ayalew Birru from Semien, and Ras Gugsa Wale from Begemder were called upon. Gugsa Wale and others were unhappy with the rise of Negus...
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Christian kingdoms and Empires Ambassel Agame Akkele Guzay Amhara Angot Bahr Begemder Bugna Delanta Dembela Enderta Entitcho Gheralta Hamasien Haramat Lasta...
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provinces which had little or no autonomy, these provinces included Dembiya, Begemder, Gojjam, Wollo, Lasta, Shewa, Semien, Angot and Wag. Evidence of a traceable...
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prepared to advance over rough tracks to seize Gondar, the capital of Begemder Province. Before setting out, "the Panther Man" (L'uomo pantera) gave the...
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an Ethiopian military commander under Emperor Menelik II, the ruler of Begemder, and the younger brother of Empress Taytu Betul. Welle Betul's was the...
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in the United Nations. Taye Atskeselassie was born in Debarq, Gondar in Begemder Province. He received post graduation in Addis Ababa University and Lancaster...
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Ali II of Yejju (c. 1819 – c. 1866) was Ras of Begemder and the de facto ruler of the Ethiopian Empire. He was a member of a powerful Welo dynasty known...
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Negus ("king") which was held by hereditary governors of the provinces of Begemder, Shewa, Gojjam, and Wollo. The next highest seven titles were Ras, Dejazmach...
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repair the road to Gondar during the autumn rains. Gondar, the capital of Begemder Province in north-west Ethiopia, was about 120 mi (190 km) west of Amba...
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the widow of General Nega Tegegn, who was governor of the provinces of Begemder and Semien. She was described by Nathaniel T. Kenney as a "trim, most democratic...
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Gugsa of Yejju (died 23 May 1825) was a Ras of Begemder (circa 1798 until his death), and Inderase (regent) of the Emperor of Ethiopia. According to Nathaniel...
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Lasta and Begameder 1764-1768, son of Dejazmach Ayo, sometime Governor of Begemder; married (third) 1769, Ras Mikael Sehul Hezqiyas, sometime Viceroy of the...
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Amhara region corresponds to often large parts of the former provinces of Begemder, Dembiya, Angot, Bete Amhara, Gojjam and Shewa. With the rise of the Solomonic...
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Uri Ben Baruch אורי בן ברוך Born 1898 Balnagab, Begemder, Ethiopian Empire Died December 21, 1984 (aged 73–74) Occupation Liqa Kahnet Organization קהילות...
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supporters and settled various Oromo groups throughout much of Gojjam and Begemder. Under Susenyos's successors, many Oromos would continue to rise to positions...
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ruled by Amhara nobles and other times fell under the administration of Begemder.[3][4] Geographical and anthropological evidence show that Western Tigray...
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Melbourne, Australia. Background information Born 1959 (age 64–65) Gondar, Begemder Province, Ethiopian Empire (now Amhara Region, Ethiopia) Origin Gondar...
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in Ethiopia. He briefly served as acting governor of the provinces of Begemder and Tigray, retaining Wollo the entire time. He was eventually remarried...
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a divorce from Taytu's nephew Ras Gugsa Welle, who became governor of Begemder. Zauditu, Menelik II's daughter by yet another previous marriage, had always...
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