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Gelawdewos
Gelawdewos ( , modern , "Claudius"; 1521/1522 – 23 March 1559) was Emperor of Ethiopia of the Solomonic dynasty from 3 September 1540 until his death. His throne name was Asnaf Sagad I ( , modern , "to whom the horizon bows" or "the remotest regions submit [to him]"). He was a younger son of Dawit II by Sabla Wengel.
Reign.
His reign was dominated by the struggle with Ahmad ibn Ibrahim al-Ghazi during the Abyssinian–Adal war
weapons and four hundred men, who helped his son Gelawdewos defeat Ahmad and re-establish his rule. This Ethiopian–Adal War was also one of the first proxy wars in the region as the Ottoman Empire and Portugal took sides in the conflict.
The Amhara have contributed many rulers over the centuries, including Haile Selassie. Haile Selassie's mother was paternal of Oromo descent and maternally of Gurage heritage, while his father was paternally Oromo and maternally Amhara. He consequently would have been considered Oromo in a patrilineal society,