Sahle Dengel
Sahle Dengel was intermittently from 1832 until the end of Zemene Mesafint ( " Age of Princes " ) on February 11, 1855 Negest Negus ( Emperor ) of Ethiopia. He was the son of Gebre Mesay, the alleged descendants of a younger son of Emperor Fasilides.
While the real power rested from the district Yejju in the hands of the Oromo Enderase or Regent, Ras Ali II, Sahle Dengel acted mainly as a figurehead. After a visit to the capital Gondar in 1833 reported Eduard Rüppell, that at this time the Emperor had barely the income of a typical Ethiopian earners, and that it was not possible the important Prince of Tigray, Shoa and Amhara to prevent disputes and bloodshed.
Was promoted as Sahle Dengel by Ras Ali to the throne, the clergy of Azazo blamed whose religious convictions and persuaded Ras Ali to remove it. Sahle Dengel was sent to Zengaj. Gebre Krestos from Mesraha, an island in Lake Tana, became the new emperor at the behest of Ras Ali. However, this died after three months, after which Sahle Dengel one more time Ras Ali convinced and in October 1832 became emperor. Around the same time also claimed Egwale Anbesa the throne. Sahle Dengel struck from his head and placed it in a tree in Adababay.
After the death of Ras Kinfu the warlords fought for control of the country in Gojam. Ultimately Mennen Liben Amede gained the upper hand, defeating Walda Tekle Sahle Dengel and deposed on August 29, 1840 by her husband John III. to become the emperor. However, John made himself unpopular by Ras Ali, he favored his rival Wube Haile Mariam. This prompted her to put Sahle Dengel in October 1841 on the throne Ras Ali. He succeeded John once again the throne for a short time to recover from 1850 until he was deposed in 1851. Sahle Dengel came after a last time on the throne, which he occupied until the reunification of Ethiopia under Theodore II.
John III. claimed as Theodore II the Imperial throne. Each of the two has been recognized by various fields as emperor. Finally, Theodore II ended this state. It is noteworthy that John III. the accession of Theodore II accepted.