Sabla Wangel Hailu
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Sabla Wangel Hailu (Amharic: ሰብለ ወንጌል ሀይሉ; 1895/1896 – 1969) was an
Name
Sabla Wangel Hailu is frequently confused with her 16th-century ancestor, Empress Sabla Wangel, whom the modern people of Gojjam also believe to have been connected to their region. To differentiate the two famous women, people refer to the earlier queen as Sabla Wangel 'Teleq' (the great) or 'Kedamawit' (the first), while the modern Sabla Wangel is referred to with the suffixes 'Hailu', derived from her father's name, 'Dagmawit' (the second), or 'Tinishi' (the little).[1]
Biography
Sabla Wangel Hailu was born the daughter of Hailu Tekle Haymanot, the ruler of Gojjam, and Askale Mariam Mengesha.[2]
Marriage to Lij Iyasu
At the age of 14, she was selected by the
Sabla Wangel had one daughter with Iyasu, named Alem Tsahai Iyasu. The pair divorced in 1916.[6]
Later life
Sabla Wangel's paternal grandfather,
She loved Our Lady Mary deeper in her heart and due to this, she built a wonderful church in her name called Mängəśtä Sämayat, the country of Säblä Wängel the first, the wife of
Ləbnä Dəngəl, King of Ethiopia.— Herman 2009, p.7
Family
- Father: Hailu Tekle Haymanot (1868–1950)
- Mother: Woyzero Askale Mariam
- Husbands and their respective issue
- Lij Iyasu(1895–1935, div. 1916)
- Alem Tsahai Iyasu, married Dejazmach Abebe Asfaw[7]
- Dejazmach Yigezu Behabte
- Dejazmach Mangasha Jimbirre
Notes
- ^ a b Herman (2009), p. 27.
- ^ Sereke-Brhan (2005), p. 67.
- ^ Augustyniak (2014), p. 41.
- ^ Sereke-Brhan (2005), p. 62.
- ^ Sereke-Brhan (2002), p. 143.
- ^ Augustyniak (2014), p. 47.
- ^ Sereke-Brhan (2002), p. 215.
References
- Augustyniak, Zuzanna (2014). "Lïj Iyasu's marriages as a reflection of his domestic policy". In Ficquet, Éloi; Smidt, Wolbert G. C. (eds.). The Life and times of Lïj Iyasu of Ethiopia: New Insights. Zurich: LIT Verlag. pp. 39–47.
- Herman, Margaux (2009). "Sabla Wangêl,the queen of the Kingdom of Heaven". Addis Ababa University Institute of Ethiopian Studies XVII International Conference of Ethiopian Studies. Addis Ababa: HAL archives-ouvertes. pp. 2–30.
- Sereke-Brhan, Heran (2005). "'Like Adding Water to Milk': Marriage and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Ethiopia". The International Journal of African Historical Studies. 28 (1): 49–77. JSTOR 40036463.
- Sereke-Brhan, Heran (2002). Building bridges, drying bad blood: elite marriages, politics and ethnicity in 19th and 20th century Imperial Ethiopia (Doctoral). Michigan State University. Retrieved 10 June 2020.