early in the reign of Gelawdewos he was banished to Gafat, south of the Blue Nile. In response to his arguments, Gelawdewos wrote his Confession of...

the battle, and Emperor Gelawdewos learned he was hastening towards him, unaware that the battle had already been lost. Gelawdewos sent out a party who successfully...

death in 1563, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a brother of Gelawdewos and the son of Emperor Dawit II. According to a genealogy collected by...

decades and would only end in 1589. Yeshaq sought the assistance of emperor Gelawdewos. Upon being reinforced by a large Abyssinian army, he recaptured Debarwa...

the people sold was Menas the son of Emperor Dawit II. In 1543, Emperor Gelawdewos finally defeated the army of Adal and killed its leader, with the help...

force under Cristóvão to assist the beleaguered Emperor of Ethiopia, Gelawdewos. Four hundred Portuguese men-at-arms were selected, 70 of whom were also...

Portuguese expedition into Ethiopia, Gelawdewos consented to the offer. The Bahr Negus also joined Emperor Gelawdewos in the decisive Battle of Wayna Daga...

Sel. Ten days later her son, Emperor Gelawdewos had arrived. Castanhoso states that after the Emperor Gelawdewos had joined the survivors, and seeing...

being smitten with a "grievous" sickness. Dawit was succeeded by his son Gelawdewos, as his son Menas had been captured by Ahmad a year before Dawit died...

of the area was Christian. The reign of Lebna Dengel and his successor Gelawdewos were marked by wars between the Ethiopian Empire and the Muslim Adal Sultanate...

Emperor Gelawdewos and the forces of Garad Emar, a lieutenant of Imam Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi. According to Ethiopian sources, Gelawdewos was defeated...

old son, Gelawdewos, who faced a desperate situation but rallied his soldiers and people to resist the Muslim invasion. By 1540 Gelawdewos led a small...

Islam spread further in the region. Portugal responded by aiding king Gelawdewos with Portuguese soldiers and muskets. Though the Ottomans responded with...

Barakat ibn Umar Din. In the meantime, Gelawdewos, with a larger army attacked Nur with smaller army . Gelawdewos was defeated and killed by Nur at the...

Baeda Maryam I Eskender (Kwestantinos II) Amda Seyon II Na'od Dawit II Gelawdewos Menas Sarsa Dengel Yaqob Za Dengel Yaqob Susenyos I Gondarine period (1632–1769)...

him Gelawdewos would needlessly risk his life which caused most of the Ethiopian army to flee. James Bruce declared that the letter warned Gelawdewos to...

Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, after which it was rebuilt by the Emperor Gelawdewos, then further rebuilt and enlarged by Fasilides during the 17th century...

the Roman Catholic Church in such works as the Confession of Emperor Gelawdewos, Sawana Nafs ("Refuge of the Soul"), Fekkare Malakot ("Exposition of the...

husband was killed and their eldest son captured by the forces of Emperor Gelawdewos (the son of Emperor Lebna Dengle), del Wambara successfully negotiated...

also information about the land. The Bahri Negassi also joined Emperor Gelawdewos and the Portuguese in the decisive Battle of Wayna Daga, where tradition...

Beta Israel then switched their alliance and began supporting Emperor Gelawdewos against the Muslim invaders. The Christian Ethiopians did succeed eventually...

kingdoms, but his campaign was stopped by the Emperor Gelawdewos. After the death of Garad Abbas, Gelawdewos invaded all of the Muslim provinces and kingdoms...

sent for help to Qegnazmach Dimmo, governor of Semien, and his brother Gelawdewos, governor of Begemder. These marched on Melka Kristos, who was still at...

wreaking havoc on the Christian nation. The Bahri Negash joined Emperor Gelawdewos and the Portuguese in the decisive Battle of Wayna Daga, where tradition...

towns. The young Emperor, Gelawdewos, made his way to confront him and Abbas rushed with his army to meet the Emperor. Gelawdewos was entirely victorious...

Afghan Mughal loyalists 1541 Battle of Sahart 24 April – Ethiopian Emperor Gelawdewos defeats an attack by Garad Emar, a lieutenant of Imam Ahmad Gragn. However...

son. Tewoflos reigned as Emperor between 1708 and 1711. Gelawdewos was his fourth son. Gelawdewos died after being struck by lightning, and was buried on...

battle against Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi, where Gelawdewos cut off the Imam's head. Prior to Gelawdewos, while kept in the Tabernacle, the Ark was moved...

the Abyssinian–Adal war of the 1500s. It was again rebuilt by Emperor Gelawdewos (completed by his brother and successor Emperor Minas) and Emperor Fasilides...

serfs", similar to the serfs in Ethiopia during feudal times. Emperor Gelawdewos, however, campaigned in the south as a result of those attacks. According...