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		Lebna Dengel, on learning of King Manoel's death in 1521, wrote a no less emphatic letter to the latter's son, Joao III.
		Emperor Sarsa Dengel (1563-1597) for example is on record of writing to King Felipe II of Spain, to ask him to send experienced workmen who knew how to make helmets and cannon, as well as gunpowder and other military material.
		Lebna Dengel had at least two Venetian artists at his court, by name Brancaleone and Bicini, who painted beautiful paintings for Church and State.
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2001/01/12-01-01/InPraise.htm (932 words)

	Ethiopic literature - LoveToKnow 1911
		Under King Lebna Dengel (1508-1540) the annals of his four predecessors, Zara Ya`kub, Baeda Maryam, Eskender and Na`od (1434-1508) were drawn up; those of the first two were published by J. Perruchon (Paris, 1893); in the Journ.
		The history of Lebna Dengel was published by the same scholar (Journ.
		Besides these we have the partly fabulous chronicle of Lalibela (of uncertain date, but before the Salomonian dynasty was restored), edited by Perruchon (Paris, 1892); and a brief chronicle of Abyssinia, drawn up in the reign of Iyasu II.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Ethiopic_literature (2228 words)

	Ethiopia - Afica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		However, it was not until the reign of Emperor Yeshaq, Ethiopia made its first successful diplomatic contact with a European country began in 1508 with Portugal under Emperor Lebna Dengel, who had just inherited the throne from his father.
		Around the eighth century BC, the plateau came to be indigenous, although Sabaean-influenced due to the critically endangered Ethiopian Wolf and the rest of afica Africa.
		Ethiopia is very ancient: bones of the Adal General and Imam, Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi called "GraÃ± ",or "the Left-handed ",Portugal responded to Lebna Dengel 's plea for help with an army of four hundred men, who helped his son Gelawdewos defeat Ahmad and re-establish his rule.
	afica.pay-e-bullion.org /ethiopia/afica.html (1971 words)

	LEBNA DENGEL (Dawid II.), Kaiser von Äthiopien
		Nachdem Lebna Dengel 1516 einen Angriff der Muslime von Adal zurückgeschlagen hatte, glaubte er, auf die Hilfe der Portugiesen verzichten zu können, die 1526 das Land ohne den Abschluß eines Bündnisses mit dem äthiopischen Priester Zagazabo wieder verließen.
		Lebna Dengel flüchtete durch das Land; nur die Regenzeiten unterbrachen den Siegeszug des Imam.
		Lebna Dengel erwies sich als schwacher Regent, der sich zu keinem Gegenschlag gegen die Muslime aufraffen konnte, politisch ungeschickt agierte und sein Reich in einem desaströsen Zustand einem minderjährigen Thronfolger hinterließ.
	www.bautz.de /bbkl/l/lebna_dengel.shtml (687 words)

	The Romance of the Portuguese in Abyssinia
		Roused by Gran~'s success, Lebna Dengel determined to crush his new enemy, and to repeat his victory of ten years previously; he collected a large army and marched westwards to the attack.
		Guns had not then reached Abyssinia (two were first brought in by Arabs in 1530), and consequently the relative fighting strength of the Moslems was much greater than that of their Abyssinian adversaries, a disproportion which was further increased by Gran~'s real skill as a general.
		Lebna Dengel gained a preliminary victory at Samarna, but on March 7th, 1529, the Abyssinians suffered a crushing and overwhelming defeat at Shembera-Kourey, when thousands of their best men were slain, and an enormous amount of booty fell into the hands of Gran~.
	www.physics.ncat.edu /~michael/vses/bkreview/tesfa.html (1289 words)

	Ethiopian Women
		Eventually however, when a second Portuguese mission landed in response to her overtures in 1520, Lebna Dengel had assumed the reins of power.
		Her last achievement was to ensure that her grandson, Sartsa Dengel, one of several rival contendants, came to the throne.
		Her choice was a wise one as he succeeded in defending the integrity of the realm throughout his thirty-four year reign.
	www.wildfiyah.com /ethwomen.html (3588 words)

	Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi - WikiLeasing.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		When Mahfuz was killed returning from a campaign against the Ethiopian emperor Lebna Dengel in 1517, the Adal sultanate lapsed into anarchy for several years, until Imam Ahmad killed the last of the contenders for power aad took control of Harar.
		Although his troops were fearful of their opponents, and attempted to desert upon news that the Ethiopian army was approaching, Imam Ahmad relied on his elite company armed with matchlocks, and defeated emperor Lebna Dengel at Shimbra Kure that March.
		Imam Ahmad campaigned again in Ethiopia in 1531, breaking Emperor Lebna Dengel's ability to resist in the Battle of Amba Sel on October 28, then marched north to loot the island monastery of Lake Hayq and the stone cchurches of Lalibela.
	www.wikileasing.com /21/Ahmad_ibn_Ibrihim_al_Ghazi.html (593 words)

	The Ethiopian Muslim and Christian War
		At that time Lebna Dengel was the Emperor he requested help from the Portuguese to combat Ahmed Gragn advancing army.
		Emperor Lebna Dengel died in exile and Ahmed Gragn continued his campaign of destruction of churches.
		In 1543, Emperor Galawdewos, the son of Emperor Lebna Dengel, took the throne and defeated and killed Ahmed Gragn in a Battle near Lake Tana with the assistance of the Portuguese.
	www.ethiopiantreasures.toucansurf.com /pages/rel-war.htm (381 words)

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		Emperor Lebna Dengel, in his letter to the King of Portugal (1526), also described Gojjam as a kingdom but one that was part of his empire.
		Shewa was governed by a branch of the Ethiopian Imperial Solomonic Dynasty that was founded by Abeto Yaqob, the youngest son of the 16th Century Ethiopian Emperor Lebna Dengel.
		Founded by Emperor Sarsa Dengel around the year 1580, it became Ethiopia's capital under Emperor Fasilidos almost a half century later.
	www.ecotourist.com /Ethiopia012.htm (1330 words)

	Direction: Reverse Contextualization: Jesuit Encounter with the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
		Lebna Dengel seems to have attempted to bring the Ethiopian Church, without changing its character or doctrine, under the jurisdiction of the Church of Rome, hoping thereby to get the support of Portugal and other Christian powers.
		Lebna Dengel, who had been eager to have closer contact with the Roman Catholics, arranged for a Portuguese priest, Jaao Bermudez, who had come to Ethiopia as part of the Portuguese envoy, to head the Ethiopian Church.
		On the death of Za Dengel a period of intrigue and fighting followed until Susenyos declared himself heir to the throne.
	www.directionjournal.org /article/?1004 (4583 words)

	CPAmedia.com: Harar: The History of Ethiopia's Muslim City
		For a while, sultan and negus maintained an uneasy peace, which continued when Lebna Dengel (1508-40) succeeded to the Ethiopian throne, with the Empress Eleni as regent.
		Emperor Lebna Dengel met an invasion attempt, killing Mahfuz and destroying one of the sultan's castles; at the same time Lope Suarez surprised Zayla from the sea and sacked it.
		There seems to have been no exaggeration, either of the conquests, the destruction, or the plunder; the royal chronicle of Lebna Dengel, and certain Portuguese records, confirm it all.
	www.cpamedia.com /history/harar_ethiopias_muslim_city (1608 words)

	Ahmad ibn Ibrihim al-Ghazi - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Imam Ahmad was born near Zeila, a port city located in northwestern Somalia (then part of Adal, a tributary Muslim state to the Christian Ethiopian Solomonic dynasty), and married Bati del Wambara, the daughter of governor Mahfuz of Zeila.
		When Mahfuz was killed returning from a campaign against the Ethiopian emperor Lebna Dengel in 1517, the Adal sultanate lapsed into anarchy for several years, until Imam Ahmad killed the last of the contenders for power and took control of Harar.
		Imam Ahmad campaigned again in Ethiopia in 1531, breaking Emperor Lebna Dengel's ability to resist in the Battle of Amba Sel on October 28, then marched north to loot the island monastery of Lake Hayq and the stone churches of Lalibela.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ahmed_Gragn (1310 words)

	Ethiopia, The Beautiful
		After Gragn’s revolt and the northward migration of the Oromo, the Restored Solomonic Dynasty under Minas Lebna Dengel established its domicile near Lake Tana, while Yaqub Lebna Dengel stayed in Shewa.
		Under the prompting of Turks and in support of the rebellion in the north, the sultan of Harar, Muhammad ibn Nasir went to war against Emperor Zerse Dengel, the Successor of Minas Lebna Dengel.
		Zerse Dengel built Aksum Tsion Maryam to replace the one destroyed by Gragn.
	aboutethiopia.com /snap6.htm (1328 words)

	J. M. Harden, An introduction to Ethiopic Christian Literature (1926)
		In the beginning of the sixteenth century a queen, Helena by name, was ruling in Abyssinia as regent for her son Lebna Dengel.
		Gran drove Lebna Dengel further and further to the north, conquering, devastating, burning, as he went.
		Lebna Dengel offered a brave resistance, but the Moslems had fire-arms, and were aided by the Turks.
	www.tertullian.org /fathers/harden_ethiopic_literature.htm (20075 words)

	An Historical Essay
		Early in the sixteenth century Emperor Lebna Dengel of Ethiopia (1508-1540), sent King Manoel I of Portugal what may be termed, in modern parlance, an important request for technical assistance.
		Emperor Sarsa Dengel (1563-1597) wrote to King Filipe II of Spain asking for experienced workmen, who knew how to make helmets and cannons, and how to produce gunpowder and other war material.
		Emperor Za Dengel (1603-4) wrote to the same Spanish monarch for artisans and soldiers "so that", as he declared, "peace and love should take root between us who are united in the faith of Christ".
	www.addistribune.com /Archives/2003/05/23-05-03/An.htm (1405 words)

	Somaliland.Org - Abdillahi Youssuf Fulfills The Age Old
		Ahmad won a key battle against Emperor Lebna Dengel at Shembera Kure and by 1535 he had captured Dewaro, Shewa, Amhara, Lasta, and Tigray.
		Emperor Lebna Dengel became nothing but a fugitive running from one hiding place to another with small disconcerted loyal guards until he died 1540
		However, before Lebna Dengel's death, he had requested military assistance from the king of Portugal.
	www.somaliland.org /opinions.asp?ID=07033109 (1184 words)

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		In 1529, Ahmad won a key battle against Emperor Lebna Dengel at Shembera Kure and by 1535 he had invaded Dewaro, Shewa, Amhara, Lasta, and Tigray.
		Emperor Lebna Dengel became nothing but a fugitive running from one hiding place to another.
		Before Lebna Dengel’s death, he had requested military assistance from the king of Portugal.
	www.ethiolove.net /ethiohistory/ahmadgragn.htm (330 words)

	J. M. Harden, An introduction to Ethiopic Christian Literature (1926) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		In the beginning of the sixteenth century a queen, Helena by name, was ruling in Abyssinia as regent for her son Lebna Dengel.
		Gran drove Lebna Dengel further and further to the north, conquering, devastating, burning, as he went.
		Lebna Dengel offered a brave resistance, but the Moslems had fire-arms, and were aided by the Turks.
	www.ccel.org /p/pearse/morefathers/harden_ethiopic_literature.htm (20071 words)

	History of Northern Ethiopia
		He indicates that the official was Emperor Lebna Dengel’s uncle, and, like other provincial chiefs, paid the monarch sizable taxes, in horses, as well as in silks and cotton cloth, imported from India.
		The rise of the Ottoman Empire was followed by the Turkish occupation of Massawa, in 1557, and by a Turkish blockade of the interior.
		Sarsa Dengel, who succeeded in driving the invaders to the coast, is said, in his chronicle, to have had strong support from the local Hamasen peasantry, led by a certain ‘Aquba Mika’el.
	civicwebs.com /cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history_of_northern_ethiopia.htm (3821 words)

	Amazon.com: "Lebna Dengel": Key Phrase page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
		A letter, written according to the advice of the regent for the child- emperor Lebna Dengel, Queen Eleni (Helena), was despatched to the Portuguese sovereign with an ambassador, Matthew, apparently an Armenian merchant, in 1509.
		Describing the powers of Emperor Lebna Dengel (1508- 40) over officials, he states that the king, whom he terms the Prester, appointed and deposed officials whenever he...
		In 1520 a group of Portuguese reached the court of Lebna Dengel, the Christian ruler of Ethiopia, and it seemed that the priest-king had at last been found.
	www.npg.org.uk /betsie/parser.pl/0126/www.amazon.com/phrase/Lebna-Dengel (390 words)

	Osmanlı Tarihi Kültürü Medeniyeti Edebiyatı Sanatı
		He was born near Zeila, a port city located in northwestern Somalia, and married Bati del Wambara, the daughter of governor Mahfuz of Zeila.
		When Mahfuz was killed returning from a campaign against the Ethiopian emperor Lebna Dengel in 1517, the Adal sultanate lapsed into anarchy for several years, until Ahmad killed the last of the contenders for power and took control of Harar.
		In retaliation for an attack on Adal in 1527-8 by the Ethiopian general Degalhan, Ahmad invaded Ethiopia in 1529, and inflicted a defeat on Lebne Dengel.
	www.osmanlimedeniyeti.com /wiki/Ahmad_ibn_Ibrihim_al-Ghazi_.html (758 words)

	Ethiopia Heads
		She was member of the regency council which ruled for her son Emperor Lebna together with his grandmother.
		The widow of emperor Lebna Dengel [or Wanag Sagad or Dawit II], she was the political advisor of her son Galawdewos [Atsnaf Sagad I].
		Also known as Seble Uengel, she was the daughter of a father from northern Tigre and a mother from Simien (d.
	www.guide2womenleaders.com /Ethiopia_Heads.htm (989 words)

	Ethiopia
		In desperation, Lebna Dengel appealed to the Portuguese for help and in 1541, after the emperor had been succeeded by his son, Galawdewos (154o-1559), a contingent of four hundred musketeers arrived at Massawa and helped defeat the Muslims in an engagement near Lake Tana during which Gran himself was slain.
		Before their remorseless advance, the Ethiopians were forced to withdraw, and to share their country with the invaders with whom they lived side by side over the ensuing centuries, but always as strangers and potential enemies.
		Coincident with the beginning of the Galla migrations there was a Turkish occupation of Massawa and other coastal points which the emperor Sarsa Dengel (1563-1597) succeeded in neutralizing though not eliminating in 1589.
	www.ijebu.org /ethiopia (2227 words)

	History of Northern Ethiopia
		He indicates that the official was Emperor Lebna Dengel’s uncle, and, like other provincial chiefs, paid the monarch sizable taxes, in horses, as well as in silks and cotton cloth, imported from India.
		The rise of the Ottoman Empire was followed by the Turkish occupation of Massawa, in 1557, and by a Turkish blockade of the interior.
		Sarsa Dengel, who succeeded in driving the invaders to the coast, is said, in his chronicle, to have had strong support from the local Hamasen peasantry, led by a certain ‘Aquba Mika’el.
	www.civicwebs.com /cwvlib/africa/ethiopia/pankhurst/history_of_northern_ethiopia.htm (3821 words)

	Ethiopia's Solomonic Kings Home Page
		Sarsa Dengel was famous for his his victorious wars against the Turks who were trying to impose their power on Ethiopian territory.
		In 1588-89 Sarsa Dengel fought the Turks and drove them out of the provences of Tigray and Eriteria.
		The king pushed the Turks out of the Red Sea coast and the Turks were forced to fight from out the sea.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Ithaca/5756 (924 words)

	Aksum - Chs. 1-3. by Dr. Stuart Munro-Hay.
		Sartsa Dengel (1563-1597) was the next king after Zara Ya`qob to celebrate his coronation at Aksum, and perhaps at this time he built a small church in the ruins, which probably perished in its turn during the Galla war of 1611.
		There may have been some restoration of this structure, before the present church was constructed by the emperor Fasiladas (1632-1667) with Portuguese or Indian influenced architects; it seems to have been dedicated in 1655.
		He commented that it was said that these were overthrown by the Turks during the war of Sartsa Dengel with the viceroy Yeshaq (1578).
	users.vnet.net /alight/aksum/mhak1.html (18263 words)

	Alldalka.com
		Gelowdewos iyo aabihiis Boqor Lebna Dengel oo horjoogay ciidamadii huwwanta ahaa ee ka koobnaa Ethiopianka iyo Portugesekii gurmadka ugu yimid, waxaa ila haboonaatay in aan qiimayn ku samaynno sida uu ahaa xaalka labada dhinac ka hor inta aysan iman duufaantii liqday Ethiopia guud ahaan ee dhankooda Muslimiintii reer Zaylac ay ku magacaabeen Furashadii Xabasha.
		Waxaan horay usoo taabanay in boqorkan nasiibka daran ee Lebne Dengel uu ku soo koray agoonimo kadib kolkii aabihiis boqor Na'od lagu dilay dagaal uu la galay muslimiintii reer Awdal, iyo sidii boqorad Elena ay mudada ugu haysay kursiga boqortooyada intii uu ka gaarayay xilli uu ku hanan karay majaharaha looga arimiyo boqortooyada Ethiopia.
		Dadka iyagu sida gaarka ah wax uga qora taariikhda Geeska Africa, gaar ahaan tan Ethiopia, waxay isku raaceen in xilligii uu taajka boqortooyada Ethiopia uu hayey boqor Lebne Dengel uu ahaa xilligii ugu xumaa ee soo mara taariikhda Ethiopia intii ay jirtay.
	www.alldalka.com /News-copy(1)_copy(13).htm (810 words)

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