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Mikael Sehul

regent of Ethiopia
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c. 1692
Died:
1784, Adwa, Eth.
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Mikael Sehul (born c. 1692—died 1784, Adwa, Eth.) was a nobleman who ruled Ethiopia for a period of 25 years as regent of a series of weak emperors. He brought to an end the ancient Solomonid dynasty of Ethiopia, which had ruled for 27 centuries, and began a long period of political unrest. In the reign of Iyoas (1755–69), son of the last Solomonid emperor, Mikael was called to aid the emperor in resisting a takeover of power by the Oromo (Galla) peoples of the south, who were traditionally Islāmic and enemies of the Christian north. Mikael took this opportunity ...(100 of 168 words)

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