Dǝnqǝnaš Mǝrč̣ā
Names
ድንቅነሽ፡ ምርጫ፡↗ normalized: Dǝnqǝnaš Mǝrč̣ā↗ ʾǝtege role: title↗
Birth
1833
Period of Activity
Dǝnqǝnaš Mǝrč̣ā was first married to Gäbrä Kidan Zemo ↗ from whom she had a son, Śǝyyum “Abba Gobäz” ↗ , and three daughters, Aradäčč Gäbrä Kidan ↗ , Täkkoläčč Gäbrä Kidan ↗ , and Bǝzu Gäbrä Kidan ↗ . After the divorce, she married Gobaze Gabra Madḫǝn↗ in 1867. The latter proclaimed himself ʾaṣe Takla Giyorgis II in 1867, thus Dǝnqǝnaš Mǝrč̣ā received a title of ʾǝtege. After the defeat of her husband, she joined him in Amba Sälama↗ and stayed with him until his death. Thereafter, she moved to the Imperial Court and became one of the most influential advisors of her brother ʾaṣe Yoḥannǝs IV↗ . After the banishment and death of her son Śǝyyum “Abba Gobäz” ↗ , she retreated to Šire↗ .
Death
1912
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Names
- ድንቅነሽ፡ ምርጫ፡ am
- ʾǝtege role: title
Dates
Birth: 1833
Death: 1912
Occupation
Secondary Bibliography
Secondary Bibliography
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Zewde Gabre-Sellasie 2005. ‘Dǝnqǝnäš Mǝrč̣a’, in S. Uhlig, ed., Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, II (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2005), 133a-b.
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- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Added bibliography on 7.1.2020
- Daria Elagina Daria Elagina: Added information, corrected transliteration on 3.1.2020
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Pietro Maria Liuzzo: batch updated according to requirements and issues. on 28.4.2016
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