Ahmad the Left-Handed fought the Portuguese at the Battle of Wofla in this country, and also defeated Lebna Dembel at Amba Sel.
Ahmad the Left-Handed fought the Portuguese at the Battle of Wofla in this country, and also defeated Lebna Dembel at Amba Sel. Gudit, a queen of possibly Jewish origin, destroyed one dynasty in this country, which would be supplanted by a dynasty that itself was overthrown by Yekuno Amlak. In the seventeenth century, this country was dominated by rulers such as Susyenos and Fasilidas, who built a famous castle at his capital. At Sarbakusa, Mikael Sehul, who had basically controlled the throne after the death of Iyasu II, was defeated ushering in the Zemene Mesafint or "Era of the Princes." That period would be ended by the rise of a ruler who would be defeated by the British at Magdala, Tewodros II, who attempted to kill a later successor who famously defeated General Oreste Baratieri after a dispute in the wording of the Treaty of Wichale (which-ah-lay), Menelik II. Ruled by the dictator Mengistu and Emperor Haile Selassie, FTP, name this country ruled from Addis Ababa.
Ahmad the Left-Handed fought the Portuguese at the Battle of Wofla in this country, and also defeated Lebna Dembel at Amba Sel.
{Ethiopia} (also accept {Abyssinia})