The S hewans tried to rally aro und Sahle M ariam (M enelik) who w as only 9 years old at the ti me, but news arrived that the mother and g randm other of the late king, B ezabish and Zenebework, had both gone and m ade their subm issions to the E mpe ror in order to save their W ith the death of the king, all resistance bega n to fall appart. Shortl y after the Emper or's troops m arched into Shew a however, the king, H aile Melekot, died of an illness he had bee n suff ering from for quite som e time. PATH TO THE THRONE Upon userping the throne from the hapless Emper or Y ohannis III (the last Gondar Em peror), Emperor Tewodros II launched a campaign to reintegrate the various parts of the Empire under the direct rul e of the Em peror and his central authority. H e was s ucceded by his s on King H aile Melekot, the father of Menelik. W ossen Seged's son however, di d not assum e the title of Merid A zm atch upon the death of his f ather, but instead proclaimed him self King Sahle Selassie of Shew a. S ibiste was succeeded by Abuye, who was succeeded by his son Amhay es (Amha Yesus), who was succeeded by his son Asfaw W ossen, who was succeded by his son W ossen Seged. The rulers of Shewa bore the additional title of Ras. N ega ssi's son Abeto Sibiste (Sebastian) succ eeded his father, and declaired that he was to be r efer ed to as Merid A zm atch, hi s new title. All of Negassi's ancestors had he ld the title of Abeto. S eg we Qal father ed Werede Qal, who father ed Libse Qal, who father ed Negass i (N ega ssi Christos), who was recognized as the f irst ruler of Shewa by the various Shew an nobles and the Em peror Eyasu the Gr eat in Gondar. Abeto Y akob's other son, Segwe Qal was the one who would found the H ouse of Shew a. Y akob's son Gera m Fasil was the father of Em peror Susneyos the Catholic, and the ancestor oftheGonda r line of the Im perial dyna sty. The r oya l fa m ily of Shewa was dece nde d fr om Abe to Y aq ob, the son of the 16th c entury Emp eror Libne Di nge l, who had taken refug e in Shew a during the religious wars of Ahmed Grag n. Until Menelik bec am e King of Shewa, he was more comm only refe rred to by his ba ptis m al na m e, which was Sah le Mar iam. ![]() W oizero I jigayehu never ma rried King H aile Melekot, but King Sahle Selassie legitimize d Menelik by giving his r ecognition to M enelik being his gr andson, and Hai le Melekot, upon becoming King recognize d Menelik as his heir. She is said t o have been f rom Gondar, and m ay have bee n one of the people brou ght to A nkober, to help structure the Shewan c ourt in accordance to the practic es of the Gondar court, training young princesses in pr oper etiquette and beha vior. W oizero I jigayehu was a woman in the service of Zenebework, the mother of King Sahle S elassie, and gr andm other of King Hail e Mel ekot. Was the son of the firs t king of Shew a, Ki ng Sahle S elassie and his wife Bezabish.
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