The house of Ras Alula at Asmara, in present-day EritreaĪt first Alula attached himself to the distinguished Ras Araya Dimtsu, hereditary chief of Enderta who was lord of the land his father farmed before long he gained the attention of Ras Araya's successful nephew, Dejazmach Kassa Mercha (the future emperor Yohannes IV), who made him his elfegn kalkay ("chamberlain and doorkeeper"). "Thereafter," concludes Erlich, "his friends and the people of Mannawe nicknamed him Ras Alula."
"To the Castle of Ras Alula Wadi Qubi," they mockingly replied. Haggai Erlich relates a story about Alula's childhood – "well known throughout Tigray": a group of people carrying baskets of bread to a wedding ceremony were stopped by a group of children led by the future Ras, who demanded to know where they were going. Early years Īlula was born in Mennewe, a village in Tembien,the son of Engda Eqube, a farmer of modest origins. Ras Alula Described by Haggai Erlich as the "greatest leader whom Ethiopia produced since the death of Emperor Tewodros II in 1868." Ras Alula was referred to by Europeans as "the Garibaldi of Ethiopia". He was one of the most important leaders of the Abyssinian forces during the 19th century. Ras Alula Engida ( Ge'ez: ራስ አሉላ እንግዳ) (1827 – 15 February 1897 also known by his horse name Abba Nega and by Alula Qubi ) was an Ethiopian general and politician who successfully led Abyssinian battles against Ottoman Egypt, the Mahdists and Italy.
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