Darge Sahle Selassie

Darge Sahle Selassie
Born1825[1] 1827[2] or 1830
Ankober[2]
Died23 March 1900 (aged 70-75)
FatherNegus Sahle Selassie of Shewa
MotherWoizero Wurige
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox

Darge Sahle Selassie (circa 1825–1830 – 23 March 1900), also known by his horse name Abba Gersa, was a 19th-century Ethiopian nobleman, provincial governor, general, and a trusted councillor to his nephew, Emperor Menelik II.[3]

  1. ^ Prouty, Chris (1981). Historical dictionary of Ethiopia. Metuchen, New Jersey: Scarecrow Press. pp. 44–45. ISBN 081081448X.
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