Mikā'ēl, King of Wallo, approximately 1850-1918
- HMML ID
- 830640211613
- PURL
- LC name
- Mikāʼél, King of Welo, 1850-1919
- HMML name
- Mikā'ēl, King of Wallo, approximately 1850-1918
- HMML native script
- ሚካኤል
- Library of Congress
- VIAF
Variants
- Abbā Šānqo (horse name)
- Mikael Ali Abba Bula
- Mikā'ēl ʻAlī
- Mīkhāʼīl ibn imām 'Alī
- Mīkhāʼīl ʻAlī
- Mīkā'īl b. imām 'Alī
Personal information
- Birth date
- 1850~
- Death date
- 1918-09-08
- Centuries
- 19th century CE ● 20th century CE
- Gender
- Males
- Place born
- Place died
- Place residence
- Associated countries
- Occupations
- Fields of activity
- Honorary titles
- King ● Rās
Personal relationships
- Related to
- Manan Asfāw, Empress of Ethiopia, 1889-1962 (Granddaughter)
- Menilek II, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1844-1913 (Father-in-law)
- Ḫāyla Śellāsē, Emperor of Ethiopia, 1892-1975 (Grandson-in-law)
General notes
- Description
- Horse name: Abbā Šānqo; alternate name (Arabic): Mīkā'īl b. imām ʻAlī; alternate name: Mikā'ēl ʻAlī; born ca. 1847-1850 in Tantā, Wallo; died 8 September 1918 in Holatā, Šawā; born Muslim and converted to Christianity; granted title of rās by Emperor Yoḥannes IV but had to share the governorship of Wallo with his rival Abbā Wāṭaw; gained governorship of all of Wallo in February 1886; grandfather in-law of Ḫāyla Śellāsē, Emperor of Ethiopia; married both the step-daughter and daughter of Menilek II, Emperor of Ethiopia; involved in many rebellions against other rulers; crowned king on 31 May 1914, and was in charge of Tegrāy, Wallo, Gondar, and Goğğām provinces soon thereafter; appointed gabaz of Enṭoṭṭo Rāgu'ēl church by Menilek II, Emperor of Ethiopia; defeated and taken prisoner at the battle of Sagalē on 27 October 1916; reburied with honors at Tantā Mikā'ēl church in the 1920s
- Citations
- Siegbert Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, vol. 3, He-N (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2007), 957-959.
Preferred citation
"Mikā'ēl, King of Wallo, approximately 1850-1918." HMML Authority File. Hill Museum & Manuscript Library. Last modified October 14, 2021. https://w3id.org/haf/person/830640211613
Change notes
- Date added
- 2021-06-21
- Last edited
- 2021-10-14