Alula of Yejju was the son of
Ras Ali I of Yejju (son of
Abba Seru Gwangul) and cousin of
Ras Gugsa
Gugsa Welle (1875 – 31 March 1930; as spelled as Gugsa Wale or Gugsa Wolie, and cited as Ras Gugsà Oliè in Italian books and encyclopedias), was an Ethiopian army commander and a member of the imperial family of the Ethiopian Empire. He repre ...
. He was the first husband of
Menen Liben Amede
Menen Liben Amede (died 1858) was Empress consort of Ethiopia by marriage to Emperor of Ethiopia, Emperor Yohannes III in 1840–1841, 1845 and 1850–1851.
She was also regent of Begemder in 1831–1841 during the minority of her son Ali II of ...
and father of her son,
Ras Ali II, while governor of
Damot, Ethiopia.
[Charles T. Beke]
"Abyssinia. Being a Continuation of Routes in That Country"
''Journal of the Royal Geographical Society
''The Geographical Journal'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal of the Royal Geographical Society (with the Institute of British Geographers). It publishes papers covering research on all aspects of geography. It also publishes shorter C ...
'', 14 (1844), p. 6
References
Ethiopian nobility
19th-century Ethiopian people
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