Sarsa Dengel [SEP] noble family
Sarsa Dengel
Sarsa Dengel ( , "Sprout of the Virgin", 1550 – 4 October 1597) was "" (throne name Malak Sagad I, , , "to whom the angel bows") (1563–1597) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty.
Biography.
The son of Emperor Menas and Empress Admas Moas, Sarsa Dengel spent his reign in constant campaigning, repelling Ottoman advances inland from the Red Sea and Oromo advances from the south.
He was elected king by the Shewan
of Harar. When the Ottomans attempted to advance inland to capture Debarwa in 1588, Emperor Sarsa Dengel responded by sacking Arqiqo the following year.
Sarsa Dengel was the first emperor of Ethiopia to confront the encroachment of the Oromo and campaigning in the south, Sarsa Dengel defeated the Oromo in a battle near Lake Zway. He campaigned against them again in his 15th (1578) and 25th (1588) regnal years.
Sarsa Dengel campaigned against the Beta Israel in Semien province in 1580, and again in 1585. He