Wolde Selassie

Wolde Selassie
Wolde Selassie
Governor of the Tigray province
Reign	1788 – 18 May 1816
Predecessor	Mikael Sehul
Successor	Sabagadis Woldu
Born	1736; Enderta, Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire
Died	28 May 1816 (aged 79–80); Antalo, Enderta, Tigray Province, Ethiopian Empire
Burial	Selassie Monastery, Chalaqot, Tigray Province
Father	Dejazmach Kefla Iyasus

Wolde Selassie (Tigrinya: ወልደስላሴ; c.1736 – 28 May 1816) was Ras of the Tigray province between 1788 and 1816, and Regent of the Ethiopian Empire between 1797 and 1800.^[1] John J. Halls, in his Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt, preserves a description of this powerful warlord, as "small in stature, and delicately formed, quick in his manner, with a shrewd expression, and considerable dignity in his deportment."^[2] Nathaniel Pearce also notes that Ras Wolde was an avid chess player, and "would play at from morning till night".^[3]

^ Uhlig, Siegbert; Appleyard, David; Bausi, Alessandro; Hahn, Wolfgang; Kaplan, Steven (2017). Ethiopia: History, Culture and Challenges. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 120. ISBN 9783643908926. Archived from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-18.
^ John J. Halls, Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt, (London, 1834), vol. 1 p. 114
^ Nathaniel Pearce, The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce, J.J. Halls. ed. (London, 1831), vol. 2 p. 92

[1] Uhlig, Siegbert; Appleyard, David; Bausi, Alessandro; Hahn, Wolfgang; Kaplan, Steven (2017). Ethiopia: History, Culture and Challenges. LIT Verlag Münster. p. 120. ISBN 9783643908926. Archived from the original on 2024-05-01. Retrieved 2022-05-18.

[2] John J. Halls, Life and Correspondence of Henry Salt, (London, 1834), vol. 1 p. 114

[3] Nathaniel Pearce, The Life and Adventures of Nathaniel Pearce, J.J. Halls. ed. (London, 1831), vol. 2 p. 92

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