Wube Haile Maryam of Semien,[note 1] (1799 – 1867), also called by his title Dejazmach Wube, Webé; his name is also given in European sources as ‘‘Ubie’’,[1] was one of the major figures of 19th century Ethiopia, during the closing decades of the Zemene Mesafint (lit: Era of the princes) a period of regional lords vying for power, prestige and territory amid a weakened authority of the emperors.
The regional ruler and Dejazmach of his hereditary province of Semien, and later as the conqueror and non-Tigrayan ruler of the Tigray Province and other coastal territories in what is now part of central Eritrea.[2] Wube is remembered in Eritrea for ruthless military raids.[3][1] A major claimant to the Ethiopian throne during his era, Wube was defeated and imprisoned in 1855 by another contender Kassa Hailu, the future emperor Tewodros II. Some sources date Wube's defeat as the end of Ethiopia's Zemene Mesafint.[4] He died in chains in 1867
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- ^ a b Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku; Gates, Henry Louis (2012). Dictionary of African biography vol 1-6. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 180–181. ISBN 9780195382075.
- ^ Poluha, Eva; Feleke, Elehu (2016). Feleke, Elehu (ed.). Thinking Outside The Box: Essays on the History and (Under)Development of Ethiopia. Xlibris Corporation. p. 102. ISBN 9781514422236.
- ^ Pateman, Roy (1998-01-01). Eritrea: Even the Stones are Burning. The Red Sea Press. pp. 37–39. ISBN 9781569020579.
- ^ Raju, Alexander (2015-01-22). And Still Plays the Abyssinian Damsel on her Dulcimer: A Novel based on Ethiopian History and Legends. Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. p. 241. ISBN 9781631356155.