Sahle Dengel

Sahle Dengel
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign1832
PredecessorGebre Krestos
SuccessorGebre Krestos
Reign1832 – 29 August 1840
PredecessorGebre Krestos
SuccessorYohannes III
ReignOctober 1841 – 1845
PredecessorYohannes III
SuccessorYohannes III
Reign1845–1850
PredecessorYohannes III
SuccessorYohannes III
Reign1851 – 11 February 1855
PredecessorYohannes III
SuccessorTewodros II
Born1778 (1778)
Died11 February 1855(1855-02-11) (aged 76–77)
DynastyHouse of Solomon
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo

Sahle Dengel (Ge'ez: ሣህለ ድንግል; 1778 – 11 February 1855) was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 1832 and 11 February 1855, towards the end of the Zemene Mesafint. He was largely a figurehead, with real power in the hands of Ras Ali II of Yejju.