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Alula, Ras, 1827-1897


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    • Abba Nega , 1827-1897
    • Alula, Ras, 1847?-1897
    • ʼAlulā ʼabā nagā, Rās, 1827-1897
    • ʼĀlulā ʼEngedā, rāʼesi, 1827-1897
    • Alula Engeda, Ras, 1827-1897
    • Alula Engeda Qubi, Ras, 1827-1897
    • Alula Qubi, 1847?-1897
    • Gabra-Mikāʼēl, 1827-1897
    • Qubi, Alula, 1827-1897
    • Rās Alulā, 1827-1897

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      • Earlier Established Forms

        • Alula Qubi, 1847?-1897
        • Alula, Ras, 1847?-1897

      • Sources

        • found: Erlikh, Ḥ. Ethiopia and Eritrea during the scramble for Africa, c1982 (subj.)t.p. (Rās Alulā) p. 5 (d. 2/15/1897; father's name: Engdā Qubi) p. 7 (b. 1847?) p. 8 (baptismal name: Gabra-Mikāʼēl)
        • found: Encyc. Africana dic. of Afr. biog., c1977:v. 1, p. 49 (Alula Qubi (1827-1897))
        • found: Bahru, History of modern Ethiopia, 1991(Alula Engeda, Ras)
        • found: Prouty and Rosenfeld, Historical dictionary of Ethiopia and Eritrea, 1994(Alula Engeda Qubi, Ras (c. 1847-1897))
        • found: Māmo Wedenah, ʼAlulā ʼabā nagā, 1986.
        • found: Muluwarq Kidānamāryām, Mawāʼel, 1995:t.p. (rāʼesi ʼĀlulā ʼEngedā (ʼĀbā Nagā))
        • found: Erlikh, H. Ras Alula and the scramble for Africa, 1996:p. 5 (d. 15 Feb. 1897; son of Engdā Qubi) p. 7 (b. 1847?) p. 216 (Rās Alulā is son of Engda, who is son of Qubi)
        • found: Wikipedia, August 20, 2018(Ras Alula; born 1827 near Abiy Addi, Tembien, Ethiopia; also known by his horse name Abba Nega and by Alula Qubi; from peasant origins; demonstrated his military skill in Battle of Gundet and Gurs, 1875 and 1876, and several other major battles, including Dogali and Adwa; promoted to Ras in 1876 by Emper Yohannes IV; wounded in battle 15 January 1897, died a month later from his wounds; considered by Ethiopians to be the best military mind that the country has ever produced)
        • found: Historical dictionary of Ethiopia, 2013, viewed online August 20, 2018(Alula Qubi, Ras (1827-1897); trusted general of Yohannes IV, governor of Mareb Mellash, and chief architect of military resistance to Egyptian and Italian encrouchment in Ethiopia; born in Marerraivé, a village about 15 miles south of Abbi-Addi, capital of Tigray's Tamben District; began his career as a nagadras, or chief customs officer)

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      • Change Notes

        • 1983-09-15: new
        • 2018-08-22: revised

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