Tseazega (
Tigrinya Tigrinya may refer to:
* Tigrinya language
Tigrinya, sometimes romanized as Tigrigna, is an Ethio-Semitic languages, Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic languages, Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It i ...
: ጸዓዘጋ) is a village in Central
Eritrea
Eritrea, officially the State of Eritrea, is a country in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa, with its capital and largest city being Asmara. It is bordered by Ethiopia in the Eritrea–Ethiopia border, south, Sudan in the west, and Dj ...
located in the former province of
Hamasien
Hamasien ( Tigrinya: ሓማሴን) ('' Ge'ez'' ሓማሴን) was a historical province including and surrounding Asmara, part of modern Eritrea. In 1996 the province was divided and distributed largely to the modern Maekel region, with smaller pa ...
. It is 5.6 miles (9 km) north-west from the capital city,
Asmara
Asmara ( ), or Asmera (), is the capital and most populous city of Eritrea, in the country's Central Region (Eritrea), Central Region. It sits at an elevation of , making it the List of capital cities by altitude, sixth highest capital in the wo ...
. It is an entirely Christian village inhabited by the Tigrinya speaking people of Eritrea. The village is twinned with its smaller counterpart,
Hazega Hazega () is a Historical village in Central Eritrea located in the Zoba Maekel, Maekel/Central Region or the former province of Hamasien. It is located approximately north-west from the capital city, Asmara, and south-east of Keren, Eritrea, Kere ...
.
It was the capital of Hamasien from the beginning of the 18th century to the 1870s. The rulers of Tseazega were able to control the whole of
Hamasien
Hamasien ( Tigrinya: ሓማሴን) ('' Ge'ez'' ሓማሴን) was a historical province including and surrounding Asmara, part of modern Eritrea. In 1996 the province was divided and distributed largely to the modern Maekel region, with smaller pa ...
in the first half of the 18th century. Its significance declined after the rise of
Ras Mikael Sehul
Mikael Sehul (born Blatta Mikael; 1692 – 1784) was a nobleman who ruled Ethiopia for a period of 25 years as regent of a series of emperors. He was also a Ras or governor of Tigray 1748–71 and again from 1772 until his death. He was a major ...
of Tigray. Ras Mikael defeated Tseazega and placed their rivalry Hazega in power which started more than 120 years of bitter feud.
Notable people
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Aman Andom
Aman Mikael Andom (; ; 21 June 1924 – 23 November 1974) was an Ethiopian military officer and politician who was the first post-imperial acting head of state of Ethiopia. Aman was also the first Chairman of the Derg. He was appointed to this ...
former head of state of
Ethiopia
Ethiopia, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country located in the Horn of Africa region of East Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the north, Djibouti to the northeast, Somalia to the east, Ken ...
[{{Cite book , last=Murtaza , first=Niaz , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=djERCIDRnlQC&q=Aman+Andom , title=The Pillage of Sustainablility in Eritrea, 1600s-1990s: Rural Communities and the Creeping Shadows of Hegemony , date=1998 , publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group , isbn=9780313306334 , pages=78 , language=en]
References
Villages in Eritrea