According to the Chronicle of King Gälawdewos, an account of the reign of the Ethiopian emperor Gälawdewos (1540–59), Ga'ewa was the queen of Säläwa, a region in central Tigray. According to the Yemeni Arabic Futūḥ al-Ḥabasha (Conquest of Abyssinia), an account of the campaigns of Aḥmad Grāñ (died 1543), she was the queen of Mäzäga, a region that has not been conclusively identified. It has been located north of the Tekezé river and bordering the Funj Sultanate in the west.[2]
After the death of her brother, Mäkättar, sultan of Mäzäga, she took over the regency on behalf of her nephew Nafî. The Futūḥ al-Ḥabasha describes her as "a woman of good counsel, intelligent and wise".[2] She reportedly launched several raids against the Christian Ethiopian Empire. In 1557, the Ottomans under Özdemür Pasha took Massawa from the bahr negusYeshaq and massacred the monks of Debre Damo. In a counteroffensive, Yeshaq defeated the Ottomans and invaded Mäzäga. Ga'ewa's troops were defeated and she fled to Debarwa and the protection of the Ottomans. She tried to persuade Özdemür to liberate Mäzäga by telling him where she had hidden her treasure, but Yeshaq took Debarwa before the Ottomans could mount an expedition.[3]
In folklore and oral traditions, Ga'ewa is often confused with the semi-legendary tenth-century Ethiopian queen Gudit (Yodit). In some places, such as the village of Addi Akaweh, they are explicitly identified as one and the same person. Another tradition makes her the wife of Aḥmad Grāñ. The oral traditions of the village of Sǝfra Ga‘ǝwa depict its namesake as a wealthy woman with several herds of cattle.[2]
Nostitsin, Denis (2005). "Ga'ǝwa". In S. Uhlig (ed.). Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Vol. 2: D–Ha. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz. pp. 646–47.
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ǝwa, ጋዕዋ, muslim, regent, north, horn, africa, sixteenth, century, kingdom, stretched, from, metemma, west, area, south, mareb, river, ethiopian, province, tigray, according, chronicle, king, gälawdewos, account, reign, ethiopian, emperor, gälawdewos, 1540, qu. Ga ewa or Ga ǝwa Ge ez ጋዕዋ 1 was a Muslim regent in the north of the Horn of Africa in the sixteenth century Her kingdom stretched from Metemma in the west to the area south of the Mareb river in the Ethiopian province of Tigray 2 According to the Chronicle of King Galawdewos an account of the reign of the Ethiopian emperor Galawdewos 1540 59 Ga ewa was the queen of Salawa a region in central Tigray According to the Yemeni Arabic Futuḥ al Ḥabasha Conquest of Abyssinia an account of the campaigns of Aḥmad Gran died 1543 she was the queen of Mazaga a region that has not been conclusively identified It has been located north of the Tekeze river and bordering the Funj Sultanate in the west 2 After the death of her brother Makattar sultan of Mazaga she took over the regency on behalf of her nephew Nafi The Futuḥ al Ḥabasha describes her as a woman of good counsel intelligent and wise 2 She reportedly launched several raids against the Christian Ethiopian Empire In 1557 the Ottomans under Ozdemur Pasha took Massawa from the bahr negus Yeshaq and massacred the monks of Debre Damo In a counteroffensive Yeshaq defeated the Ottomans and invaded Mazaga Ga ewa s troops were defeated and she fled to Debarwa and the protection of the Ottomans She tried to persuade Ozdemur to liberate Mazaga by telling him where she had hidden her treasure but Yeshaq took Debarwa before the Ottomans could mount an expedition 3 In folklore and oral traditions Ga ewa is often confused with the semi legendary tenth century Ethiopian queen Gudit Yodit In some places such as the village of Addi Akaweh they are explicitly identified as one and the same person Another tradition makes her the wife of Aḥmad Gran The oral traditions of the village of Sǝfra Ga ǝwa depict its namesake as a wealthy woman with several herds of cattle 2 Places named after her editAddi Ga ǝwa country of Ga ewa 2 Qǝṣri Ga ǝwa enceinte of Ga ewa 2 Mǝ raf Ga ǝwa resting place of Ga ewa 2 Maqabǝr Ga ǝwa tomb of Ga ewa 2 Sǝfra Ga ǝwa place of Ga ewa 2 Notes edit E A Wallis Budge 2014 1928 A History of Ethiopia vol II Nubia and Abyssinia Routledge pp 348 49 a b c d e f g h i Yohannes Gebre Selassie Iwona Gajda Berhe Hiluf 2009 Pre Aksumite Inscriptions from Maqabǝr Ga ǝwa Tigrai Ethiopia Annales d Ethiopie 24 33 48 J Spencer Trimingham 2006 1952 Islam in Ethiopia Routledge p 92 Further reading editNostitsin Denis 2005 Ga ǝwa In S Uhlig ed Encyclopaedia Aethiopica Vol 2 D Ha Wiesbaden Harrassowitz pp 646 47 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ga 27ewa amp oldid 1216165260, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
