Robēl (Ge’ez: ሮቤል died 9 March 1529) was a general and governor in the Ethiopian Empire under Lebna Dengel. He was killed in The Battle of Shimbra Kure.
Robēl | |
|---|---|
ሮቤል | |
| Governor of Dawaro | |
| In office Unknown–1529 | |
| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | Husain Al Gaturi as Adalite Governor of Dawaro |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15th Century |
| Died | 9 March 1529 Shimbra Kure, Ethiopian Empire |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | Ethiopian Empire |
| Rank | Dejazmach |
| Battles/wars | Ethiopian–Adal War |
Biography
editA native of Tegre, little is known of Robēl's life before the Ethiopian-Adal War however Robēl is mentioned in Ethiopian sources as the Governor of Dawaro and Amba Geshen while in Muslim sources he is simply referred to as a Patrician from Tegre.[1][2] He along with his younger brother Aqba Mikā’īl were both killed in Shimbra Kure. The Muslim Chronicler notes that Robēl was killed by an equerry of Imam Ahmad Gurey at Shimbra Kure while his younger brother, Aqba Mikā’īl was killed by The Imam himself.[3] His eldest son Amda Mikā’īl was killed by Abu Bakr Qatin during the Battle of Dakan Dur.[4]
References
edit- ^ Budge, E. A. A History of Ethiopia: Volume I (Routledge Revivals): Nubia and Abyssinia. Routledge. p. 333.
- ^ The Tragedy of Emperor Libne-Dingil of Ethiopia (1508-1540) pg.44
- ^ Sihab ad-Din Ahmad bin 'Abd al-Qader, Futuh al-Habasa: The conquest of Ethiopia, translated by Paul Lester Stenhouse with annotations by Richard Pankhurst (Hollywood: Tsehai, 2003), pp. 84
- ^ Faqih, Arab (2003). The Conquest of Abyssinia. Tsehai Publishers & Distributors. p. 180. ISBN 9780972317269.