Aze (chief)

Aze was the Garad (chief) of the Hadiya seven houses which consisted of Siltʼe, Wolane, Ulbarag, Azernet, Barbare, Wuriro, and Gadabano, speakers of Semitic Harari language.[1][2] He was defacto ruler of the Hadiya state.[3] During the reign of Emperor Sarsa Dengel of Ethiopia, Aze initiated a revolt after killing the Abyssinian administrator Rom Sagad in Hadiya which led to his defeat at the Battle of Hadiya in 1569.[4][5]

Aze
Garad
Governor of Hadiya
Reignlate 1500s
BornHadiya Sultanate
ReligionIslam
Occupationstate leader

References

  1. Braukamper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia. p. 65. ISBN 9783825856717.
  2. Aze. Encyclopedia Aethiopica.
  3. Braukamper, Ulrich (2002). Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia. Lit. p. 59. ISBN 9783825856717.
  4. Kropp, Manfred (1990). "MÄLÄSAY: SELBSTBEZEICHNUNG EINES HARARINER OFFIZIERSKORPS UND IHR GEBRAUCH IN ÄTHIOPISCHEN UND ARABISCHEN CHRONIKEN". Paideuma. Frobenius Institute. 36: 109. JSTOR 40732663.
  5. Huntingford, G.W.B (15 May 2017). Some Records of Ethiopia, 1593-1646 Being Extracts from The History of High Ethiopia Or Abassia by Manoel de Almeida Together with Bahrey's History of the Galla. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9781317052715.
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