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| Dejazmach Birru Goshu | |
|---|---|
| Governor of much of Gojjam | |
| Reign | 1839-1854 |
| Predecessor | Goshu Zewde |
| Successor | Tedla Gwalu |
| Born | ~1814 |
| Died | 1869 |
| Spouse | Woizero Yawubdar |
| Father | Dejazmach Goshu Zewde |
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo |
Dejazmach Birru Goshu (1814-1869) of Gojjam was a significant Ethiopian noble who held considerable sway over the political landscape of Ethiopia during the latter period of the Zemene Mesafint, a time of intense regional competition among ruling dynasties. According to the British diplomat Walter Plowden, Birru Goshu was "the most remarkable man in Abyssinia" before the rise of Tewodros II.[1]
- ^ Plowden, Walter (1868). Travels in Abyssinia and the Galla country : with an account of a mission to Ras Ali in 1848. London : Longmans, Green, and Co. p. 202.