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Negus Mikael of Wollo (born Mohammed Ali, 1850 – 8 September 1918), was an army commander and a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire. He was the father of the "uncrowned" Emperor Lij Iyasu , and the grandfather of Empress Menen , wife of Emperor Haile Selassie .
Mikael was known to be an exceptional military commander and he fought alongside King Menelik in a battle around Gojjam. Unfortunately, upon his return to Wello, he found that anti-Menelik forces were threatening an uprising.
Battle. His father and most important supporter, Negus Mikael of Wollo, was slow to march south upon the capital and restore Iyasu to the throne, not moving until the middle of October. Yet, when he did, the Negus crushed the troops sent against him.
Negus Mikael of Wollo (born Mohammed Ali, 1850 – 8 September 1922), was an army commander and a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire. He was the father of the "uncrowned" Emperor Lij Iyasu, and the grandfather of Empress Menen, wife of Emperor Haile Selassie.
Mikael of Wollo (1850 – 8 September 1918), born Mohammed Ali, was an army commander and a member of the nobility of the Ethiopian Empire. He was the father of the "uncrowned" Emperor Iyasu V. He changed his name to Mikael upon converting to Christianity.
Ras Mikael of Wollo and the Campaign of Adwa. Misganaw Tadesse. 2019. Ethiopian victory over the Italian colonial expansion at the Battle of Adwa in 1896 was the cumulative result of Emperor Menelik and his efficient war generals.
He played a crucial role at the battle of Adwa which was fought to defend Ethiopia from foreign colonial invasion. Thus this paper tries to examine the contrinbtion of Ras Mikael during the battle of Adwa.
