Comments on: The Zagwe dynasty http://kinglalibela.com/the-zagwe-dynasty/ Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:24:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://iwqet.com/?v=3.3.2 By: tinsae http://kinglalibela.com/the-zagwe-dynasty/comment-page-1/#comment-20 tinsae Sat, 30 Jan 2010 09:24:48 +0000 http://kinglalibela.com/?p=5#comment-20 hi! I sudenly end up in ur web site and love it. I am trying to find sources for enriching my idea that we are agaws(tigrigna speaking people in eritrea)because I got a booklet of geniologywhich start with some one with the title 'wag-shum'.what is not clear to me is that the booklet tries to make a judaic ancestry.so do u think of agaws having a jewish beliefe or ancestry before lalibela and yimharena kristos? and if so how do I proove it,like based on what. help if u can! I am greatfull for what u did and are doing<p class="wp-report-this"><a href="http://kinglalibela.com?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=comment&object_id=20&width=250&height=300" class="thickbox" title="Report this comment">Report This Comment</a></p> hi! I sudenly end up in ur web site and love it.
I am trying to find sources for enriching my idea that we are agaws(tigrigna speaking people in eritrea)because I got a booklet of geniologywhich start with some one with the title ‘wag-shum’.what is not clear to me is that the booklet tries to make a judaic ancestry.so do u think of agaws having a jewish beliefe or ancestry before lalibela and yimharena kristos? and if so how do I proove it,like based on what.
help if u can!
I am greatfull for what u did and are doing

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]]> By: Munit http://kinglalibela.com/the-zagwe-dynasty/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Munit Thu, 25 Jun 2009 11:23:04 +0000 http://kinglalibela.com/?p=5#comment-18 Ante kumnegerega neh leka until now I didn't use Amharic language But I wonder U when some body love's his conuntry I like him tank U And continue!!<p class="wp-report-this"><a href="http://kinglalibela.com?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=comment&object_id=18&width=250&height=300" class="thickbox" title="Report this comment">Report This Comment</a></p> Ante kumnegerega neh leka
until now I didn’t use Amharic language
But I wonder U
when some body love’s his conuntry I like him
tank U And continue!!

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]]> By: Aschalew Nigussie http://kinglalibela.com/the-zagwe-dynasty/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Aschalew Nigussie Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:23:25 +0000 http://kinglalibela.com/?p=5#comment-17 Selam Yalmweyi, The Agew people were very big at the end of the first millennium. The Agew dominated most of the central highlands of Ethiopia, i.e. from Tigray (Sekota, Selemt, Humera, Tsegede), Gonder (Dembiya, Quara, Aykele) . The Gojjam Agews just migrated from Sekota at the time of Lalibela. There is what Gojam Agews call (Sebat bet Agew: Ankesha, Azena, Banja, Chara, Dang (Where Dangla comes from), Metekili (Where Metekel comes from) and Zigem). They are seven brothers who revolted against the rule of Lalibela and migrated out of King Lalibela's jurisdiction with an army of many agews. All the Agew districs in the Agew Midir area in Gojam are named after these brave agew brothers. The cause for the seven brothers revolt is alleged that Lalibela took the throne without the will of many agews. It is also alleged that King Lalibela sided with the Amhara tribe to maintain his throne. Yekuno Amlak is the founder of the Zagwe dynasty. He used to be a general in the axumite ruler. He was able to topple the last Axumite king because the axumite Dynasty was weakened by a large army of Agew confederates lead by Queen Yodit (Also called Gudit). The last king of kings of Agew Origin and the strongest of Ethiopian Emperors is Tewodros II(1855-1868). Teddy way an Agew from Quara.<p class="wp-report-this"><a href="http://kinglalibela.com?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=comment&object_id=17&width=250&height=300" class="thickbox" title="Report this comment">Report This Comment</a></p> Selam Yalmweyi,

The Agew people were very big at the end of the first millennium.

The Agew dominated most of the central highlands of Ethiopia, i.e. from Tigray (Sekota, Selemt, Humera, Tsegede), Gonder (Dembiya, Quara, Aykele) .
The Gojjam Agews just migrated from Sekota at the time of Lalibela. There is what Gojam Agews call (Sebat bet Agew: Ankesha, Azena, Banja, Chara, Dang (Where Dangla comes from), Metekili (Where Metekel comes from) and Zigem). They are seven brothers who revolted against the rule of Lalibela and migrated out of King Lalibela’s jurisdiction with an army of many agews. All the Agew districs in the Agew Midir area in Gojam are named after these brave agew brothers.

The cause for the seven brothers revolt is alleged that Lalibela took the throne without the will of many agews. It is also alleged that King Lalibela sided with the Amhara tribe to maintain his throne.

Yekuno Amlak is the founder of the Zagwe dynasty. He used to be a general in the axumite ruler. He was able to topple the last Axumite king because the axumite Dynasty was weakened by a large army of Agew confederates lead by Queen Yodit (Also called Gudit).

The last king of kings of Agew Origin and the strongest of Ethiopian Emperors is Tewodros II(1855-1868). Teddy way an Agew from Quara.

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]]> By: Eskinder http://kinglalibela.com/the-zagwe-dynasty/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Eskinder Fri, 13 Mar 2009 08:35:22 +0000 http://kinglalibela.com/?p=5#comment-16 It is interesting to me! Thank you very much indeed! I am happy that we are in the same circle. Long Live for Ethiopia!!<p class="wp-report-this"><a href="http://kinglalibela.com?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=comment&object_id=16&width=250&height=300" class="thickbox" title="Report this comment">Report This Comment</a></p> It is interesting to me! Thank you very much indeed! I am happy that we are in the same circle. Long Live for Ethiopia!!

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]]> By: Ando http://kinglalibela.com/the-zagwe-dynasty/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Ando Fri, 20 Feb 2009 03:31:35 +0000 http://kinglalibela.com/?p=5#comment-15 Very interesting and informative piece, I would like to thank you, and I already added your site in my face book. Thanks.<p class="wp-report-this"><a href="http://kinglalibela.com?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=comment&object_id=15&width=250&height=300" class="thickbox" title="Report this comment">Report This Comment</a></p> Very interesting and informative piece, I would like to thank you, and I already added your site in my face book.

Thanks.

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]]> By: yalmweyi! http://kinglalibela.com/the-zagwe-dynasty/comment-page-1/#comment-14 yalmweyi! Tue, 17 Feb 2009 15:42:03 +0000 http://kinglalibela.com/?p=5#comment-14 hey it is interesting to share such intersting thing. can you tell me how the gojam agaw came to emage from the waag agaw?<p class="wp-report-this"><a href="http://kinglalibela.com?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=comment&object_id=14&width=250&height=300" class="thickbox" title="Report this comment">Report This Comment</a></p> hey it is interesting to share such intersting thing. can you tell me how the gojam agaw came to emage from the waag agaw?

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]]> By: The medieval Hatse state of Ethiopia. (ca. 1270-1524.) http://kinglalibela.com/the-zagwe-dynasty/comment-page-1/#comment-12 The medieval Hatse state of Ethiopia. (ca. 1270-1524.) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 11:27:49 +0000 http://kinglalibela.com/?p=5#comment-12 [...] passed from the Aksumite regional ruling class in the north into the hands of the new regional Agew (Zagwe) dynasty in [...]<p class="wp-report-this"><a href="http://kinglalibela.com?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=comment&object_id=12&width=250&height=300" class="thickbox" title="Report this comment">Report This Comment</a></p> [...] passed from the Aksumite regional ruling class in the north into the hands of the new regional Agew (Zagwe) dynasty in [...]

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]]> By: The Agew state, (ca. 1100-1270 A.D.) http://kinglalibela.com/the-zagwe-dynasty/comment-page-1/#comment-11 The Agew state, (ca. 1100-1270 A.D.) Fri, 16 Nov 2007 07:23:20 +0000 http://kinglalibela.com/?p=5#comment-11 [...] During this period, sometime before the end of the 1st millennium A.D., the new dynasty of the Agews emerged in the northern highlands of [...]<p class="wp-report-this"><a href="http://kinglalibela.com?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=comment&object_id=11&width=250&height=300" class="thickbox" title="Report this comment">Report This Comment</a></p> [...] During this period, sometime before the end of the 1st millennium A.D., the new dynasty of the Agews emerged in the northern highlands of [...]

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