Warqitu
Solomon Gebreyes
Names
ወርቂቱ፡ Warqitu Wayzaro role: title
Period of Activity
She was a female leader and warrior in Wallo↗ . She was one of the wives of ʾAli “ʾAbbā Bullā” of the Mammadočč dynasty which was the most powerful ruling family in Wallo↗ at the beginning of the 19th century. After the death of her husband in 1852, she emerged as an important political figure acting as a regent to her young son ʾAmade ʾAli . She played an active part in the resistance of Wallo↗ to Tewodros II .
Death
1868
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Names
- birth: ወርቂቱ፡ gez
- Wayzaro role: title
Dates
Period of activity: 1852–1868
Death: 1868 (certainty: medium)
Occupation
ruler
Faith
Islam
Nationality
Ethiopia
Secondary Bibliography
Secondary Bibliography
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Ficquet, É. 2010. ‘Wärqitu’, in S. Uhlig and A. Bausi, eds, Encyclopaedia Aethiopica, IV (Wiesbaden: Harrassowitz Verlag, 2010), 1147b–1148b.
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Blanc, H. 1868. A Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia (London: Smith, Elder, 1868).
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Solomon Gebreyes, Alessandro Bausi, Pietro Maria Liuzzo, Eugenia Sokolinski, ʻWarqituʼ, in Alessandro Bausi, ed., Die Schriftkultur des christlichen Äthiopiens und Eritreas: Eine multimediale Forschungsumgebung / Beta maṣāḥǝft (Last Modified: 23.11.2016) https://betamasaheft.eu/persons/PRS10062Warqitu [Accessed: 2024-03-30+01:00]
Revisions of the data
- Solomon Gebreyes complete record on 23.11.2016
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo batch updated according to requirements and issues. on 28.4.2016
- Pietro Maria Liuzzo Created file from google spreadsheet on 21.3.2016
- Eugenia Sokolinski CREATED: person on 9.2.2016
Attributions of the contents
Alessandro Bausi, general editor
Solomon Gebreyes, editor
Pietro Maria Liuzzo, contributor
Eugenia Sokolinski, contributor