| LC control no. | n 83160247 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Alula, Ras, 1827-1897 |
| Variant(s) | Abba Nega , 1827-1897 Alula, Ras, 1847?-1897 ʼAlulā ʼabā nagā, Rās, 1827-1897 ʼĀlulā ʼEngedā, rāʼesi, 1827-1897 Alula Engeda, Ras, 1827-1897 Alula Engeda Qubi, Ras, 1827-1897 Alula Qubi, 1847?-1897 Gabra-Mikāʼēl, 1827-1897 Qubi, Alula, 1827-1897 Rās Alulā, 1827-1897 |
| Associated country | Ethiopia |
| Birth date | 1827 1847? |
| Death date | 1897-02-15 |
| Field of activity | Ethiopia--History--19th century Ethiopia--Politics and government--19th century Ethiopia--History, Military |
| Profession or occupation | Politicians Soldiers Generals |
| Found in | Erlikh, Ḥ. Ethiopia and Eritrea during the scramble for Africa, c1982 (subj.) t.p. (Rās Alulā) p. 5 (d. 2/15/1897; father's name: Engdā Qubi) p. 7 (b. 1847?) p. 8 (baptismal name: Gabra-Mikāʼēl) Encyc. Africana dic. of Afr. biog., c1977: v. 1, p. 49 (Alula Qubi (1827-1897)) Bahru, History of modern Ethiopia, 1991 (Alula Engeda, Ras) Prouty and Rosenfeld, Historical dictionary of Ethiopia and Eritrea, 1994 (Alula Engeda Qubi, Ras (c. 1847-1897)) Māmo Wedenah, ʼAlulā ʼabā nagā, 1986. Muluwarq Kidānamāryām, Mawāʼel, 1995: t.p. (rāʼesi ʼĀlulā ʼEngedā (ʼĀbā Nagā)) Erlikh, H. Ras Alula and the scramble for Africa, 1996: p. 5 (d. 15 Feb. 1897; son of Engdā Qubi) p. 7 (b. 1847?) p. 216 (Rās Alulā is son of Engda, who is son of Qubi) Wikipedia, August 20, 2018 (Ras Alula; born 1827 near Abiy Addi, Tembien, Ethiopia; also known by his horse name Abba Nega and by Alula Qubi; from peasant origins; demonstrated his military skill in Battle of Gundet and Gurs, 1875 and 1876, and several other major battles, including Dogali and Adwa; promoted to Ras in 1876 by Emper Yohannes IV; wounded in battle 15 January 1897, died a month later from his wounds; considered by Ethiopians to be the best military mind that the country has ever produced) Historical dictionary of Ethiopia, 2013, viewed online August 20, 2018 (Alula Qubi, Ras (1827-1897); trusted general of Yohannes IV, governor of Mareb Mellash, and chief architect of military resistance to Egyptian and Italian encrouchment in Ethiopia; born in Marerraivé, a village about 15 miles south of Abbi-Addi, capital of Tigray's Tamben District; began his career as a nagadras, or chief customs officer) |
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