![]() ![]() As such, it is also an insignificant analysis of late 19th century Ethiopian sociopolitics. Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. This biography makes a significant contribution in the study of an important chapter in the history of Ethiopia and Eritrea through the experience of a person who was not the head of the state. Ras Alula, (Abyssinian Chief) Full text is unavailable for this digitized archive article. Simultaneously, the story of this son of a peasant - his successes and failures, his ambitions and weaknesses, his achievements and mistakes - was an important factor in those developments. The revival of Tigrean hegemony over Ethiopia the military victories which guaranteed the survival of Ethiopia's independence the rise of Menilek II and the great national victory near Adwa were all milestones in the Ras's life. Later on he moved his quarters to Asmara, where he built his camp at the top of a hill in the middle of the town. That same year, the new Ras moved his family to Adi Teklai, 20km west of Asmara. The life and times of this great Ethiopian political figure of the 19th century in its vicissitudes reflects some of the major issues in his period. On 9 October 1876, the Emperor Yohannes IV made Alula governor of Mereb Mellash (current-day central Eritrea) with the title of Ras, Duke. In witness whereof, Count Pietro Antonelli on behalf of His Majesty the King of Italy, and His Majesty the King of King Menelik of Ethiopia, in his own name, signed and affixed their seal to this Treaty, at the camp Uccialli of 25 miazia 1881 corresponding to May 2, 1889. "Professor Haggai Erlich's Ras Alula and the Scramble for Africa: A Political Biography has all the ingredients of personal drama. Discussing the battle later, he insisted that he was following orders contemporary Ethiopian documents support Ras Alulas claim. It is unclear whether Ras Alula was acting on his own initiative in this instance, or at the orders of his Emperor. ![]() Negus Tekle Haymanot commanded the right wing, Ras Alula the left, and Rasses Makonnen and Mengesha the center, with Ras Mikael at the head of the Oromo cavalry the Emperor and his consort remained with the reserve. Upon returning to Asmara, Alula mobilized 5,000 men and marched from Ghinda towards Saati. Both Italians and Ethiopians regarded Alula as the most persistent opponent of Italian involvement in Ethiopian affairs."-BOOK JACKET. The Emperor summoned the separate armies of his nobles and with the Empress Taytu beside him, ordered his forces forward. He was famous enough to be lamented by a British historian as, "the greatest leader that Abyssinia has produced since the death of Emperor Theodore in 1868." As remembered by the Ethiopians and reflected in their literature, "the famous and brave Ras Alula" was a great warrior whose valor and military skill contributed greatly to various important victories over Ethiopia's enemies. Summary: "Ras Alula (1847-1897) was one of the Big Men or Telek Saw who played a prominent role in the making of modern Ethiopia. ![]()
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