Mercha Wolde Kidan

Mercha Wolde Kidan
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Governor of Tembien Province
SuccessorYohannes IV
Born1820
Tembien, Tigray, Ethiopian Empire
Died1865 (aged 44–45)
Tembien, Tigray, Ethiopian Empire
SpouseWoizero Sellas Demtsu
FatherShum Tembien Welde Kidan Welde Mikael
MotherWoizero Werqweha
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo
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Shum Tembien Mercha Wolde Kidan (Tigrinya: ምርጫ ወልደ ኪዳን, Mərcha Wäldä Kidan; 1820s – 1864/65) was the ruler of Tembien, a province of Tigray, and father of Kasa Mercha (later atse Yohannes IV).[1] Mercha had his seat at Melfa in the mountainous Degwa Tembien.[2] Due to his connections to the leading families of Tigray, he was regarded as one of the first nobles of the region. He himself, however, never acquired a central position within the Ethiopian power structure, but transmitted his own claims for rulership to his descendants.[3]

  1. ^ Orlowska, Izabela (2007). "Mərča Wäldä Kidan". Encyclopaedia Aethiopica. Vol. 3. Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 932–933.
  2. ^ Tafla, Bairu (1987). Asma Giyorgis and His Work: History of the Galla and the Kingdom of Shewa. Stuttgart. pp. 600f.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ Tafla, Bairu (1977). A Chronicle of Emperor Yohannes IV (1872-89). Wiesbadenn. p. 31.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)