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23-410: Makhzumi may refer to: Makhzumi dynasty Hisham ibn Isma'il al-Makhzumi Abu Salama 'Abd Allah ibn 'Abd al-Asad al-Makhzumi Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Makhzumi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to

46-476: A catch-all term for all " Abyssinian " settlers during the late 19th century Ethiopian imperial expansions . Based on discussions with neighboring peoples, Johann Ludwig Krapf wrote that the people of Menz "have the character of being brave, quarrelsome, inhospitable, inherently brave, and if they are educated, they can change their behaviour, and they are resilient in nature, and they are born with truth." Krapf continues, observing that as no strong royal hand

69-631: A leading warlord of Menz, extended his power to the south by conquest, proclaimed himself ruler of Shewa, and defeated all of his rivals. Afterwards Menz, along with Merhabete became birthplaces of a line of rulers which culminated in the Shewan branch of the Imperial family of Ethiopia. It is for these reasons that Shoans often refer to Menz as "ye Amara mentch',"the source of the Amhara , with "Menze" having historically been used by southern populations as

92-423: Is able to govern them, every trifle causes them to be at variance with each other. A little affront or a small matter that happens on account of the boundaries of their fields, raises such animosities between them, that they draw their swords and they keep their words. These continual contests and their self-interestedness, make them conservative, and they keep what they say. Each individual, or several families being

115-441: Is expressed in a favourite Manze proverb: Ye Menze rest ba shi amatu / la balabetu; Menz rest (belongs) to its owner until the thousandth year. Menz was also traditionally distinguished for its religious devotion and adherence to fasting, giving it an aire of conservatism. An example of Menz's conservatism is illustrated by the attempted revolt of Mesfin and Merid Biru, but it can not represent the entire Menz, and this must not mislead

138-612: The Arab world as the country of Zeila . Its founding dynastic family, the Makhzumis , is said to have consisted of Arab immigrants who arrived in Shewa during the 7th century. This ruling house governed the polity from AH 283/AD 896 to 1285–86, a period of three hundred and ninety years. The Makhzumi dynasty reigned until it was deposed by the Walashma dynasty of Ifat (1285-1415). Ifat

161-668: The Argobba (Gabal), the Werji people ); Tegulat & Menz people whom at that time were Muslims. The chronicle of Shewa sultanate also mentions that in 1128 the Amhara fled from the land of Werjih people whom at that time were pastoralist people and lived in the Awash valley east of Shoan plateau. According to medieval Islamic manuscripts Makhzumis governed Al-Habash for four centuries. Ifat or Yifat, established in early medieval times,

184-433: The capital of Shewa Sultanate, is situated on a mountain 24 km north of Debre Berhan , located in today's North Shewa Zone (Amhara) , and was known by Muslims as mar'ade which later became the seat of emperor Amda Tsion. The chronicle of Amde Sion mentions Khat being widely consumed by Muslims in the city of Marade. Based on Cerulli's study of the names of the princes J. D. Fage and Roland Oliver were convinced that

207-598: The events. They told the peasants that the Derg government was dominated by Moslems who would destroy the Ethiopian Church and take away land from Christians. As proof, the brothers played tape recorded statements of alleged government declarations broadcast over Radio Ethiopia which stated as much. Despite that their effort was doomed, it wasn't until October 1975, that security forces were able to finally track down Mesfin and Merid and kill them. In general, they are

230-554: The highest respect and devotion in Menz. The feeling against selling it to someone out- side one's family is exceedingly strong among the Menzes. Those who migrate from Manz retain a deep sentimental attachment to any rest they may happen t o own there, and the claim of some- one who has been away from his family's land even for more than a generation is greatly respected in Manz. This sentiment

253-610: The inhabitants of Shewa spoke Ethiopian Semitic language likely Argobba language . Argobba are widely believed to be the first to accept Islam collectively, in the Horn of Africa, and lead expansions into various regions under the Sultanate of Shewa. Argobba and Harla seem to have relied on each other in the Islamic period. After Shewa was incorporated into Ifat an Egyptian courtier, Al Umari , would describe Ifat Sultanate as one of

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276-413: The innocents [ sic ], who do not harm us; but we fight with the proven enemy in the nearby, who ever they are as long as proven to be harmful." The culture of Menz is further distinguished by its selective emphasis on certain values which are universal in Amhara culture. Chief among these are the values of rest, - Rest, land inherited from a relative, usually father or mother, is an object of

299-417: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Makhzumi&oldid=959968006 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Sultanate of Showa The Makhzumi dynasty also known as Sultanate of Shewa or Shewa Sultanate ,

322-478: The issue of a great man, build their houses, wherever they find convenient for the sake of their property, or for the purpose of more easily watching their fields. On this account therefore you do not see large villages in Mans [ sic ]. They do not fight against a common and general enemy, but they give attention to the enemies that they know with evidence, and therefore they say, "We will not fight against

345-514: The largest as well as the richest of Ethiopias Muslim provinces, and Shewa, Adal, Jamma, Lao and Shimi are places incorporated into Ifat. There were nine recorded Sulṭāns of Shewa , who asserted descent from Wudd ibn Hisham al-Makhzumi. Although Makhzumi rulers names found initially in Harar are Arabic, other texts found elsewhere at a later date use traditional Ethiopian Semitic names alternatively. Menz Donald Levine explains that Menz

368-548: The modern woredas of Gera Midirna Keya Gebriel and Mam Midrina Lalo Midir . Menz is first mentioned in the Glorious Victories of Amda Seyon (who ruled in the early 14th century) as a Muslim province, where it is called " Manzehel ", and mentioned again in the Royal Chronicles of Baeda Maryam . This small province came to form the core of the autonomous Ethiopian state of Shewa . Negasi Krestos ,

391-458: The presence of the kingdom are found in Chelenqo , Bale , Harla near Dire Dawa and Munesa near Lake Langano . It has recently been proposed that Shewa was not a unified Sultanate but rather a collection of smaller, autonomous political entities. The Shewa sultanate was one of the oldest documented Muslim states in the region. The state ran along Muslim trade lines and dominions known to

414-565: The reader; two brothers and the sons of one of Ethiopia's largest landowners. Following the Ethiopian Revolution , in January 1975 they slipped away from Addis Ababa to organize a rebellion among peasants in Menz. Although this was not the center of their family's vast landholdings, it was only in Menz that they could obtain peasant support. Because of the area's isolation they could sell to the peasants their own interpretation of

437-630: Was a Muslim kingdom in present-day Ethiopia . Its capital Walale was situated in northern Hararghe in Harla country. Its territory extended possibly to areas west of the Awash River . The port of Zeila may have influenced the kingdom. The rise of the Makhzumi state at the same time resulted in the decline of the Kingdom of Axum . Several engravings dating back to the 13th century showing

460-630: Was divided into three parts: Mama Meder in the center; Lalo Meder in the south; and Gera Meder in the north. Further, he defines its boundaries as "the Mofar River in the south, the Adabay and Wanchet rivers in the west, the Qechene River in the north, and in the east a long chain of mountains which pour forth the waters that drain across Manz and which divide it from the lowlands of Efrata , Gedem, and Qawat ." This would roughly equate to

483-481: Was once the easternmost district of Shewa Sultanate. In 1285 Ali b. Wali Asma deposed the kings of Shewa and installed a certain MHz. According to historian Mohammed Hassen , one of the main reasons for Shewa's decline was due to conflict with the Kingdom of Damot . Shewa Sultanate, established in 896, is the first Muslim state inland and according to the chronicle of the sultanate no major report of conversion to Islam

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506-512: Was reported before the beginning of the 12th century. However, beginning with the conversion of the Gbbh people in 1108, whom Trimingham suggested them being the ancestors of Argobba , other people were converted. By mid fourteenth century Islam expanded in the region and the inhabitants leaving north of Awash river were the Muslim people of Zaber and Midra Zega (located south of modern Merhabete );

529-504: Was the easternmost district of Shewa Sultanate and was located in the strategic position between the central highlands and the Sea, especially the port of Zeila. In 1285 Ifat's ruler Wali Asma deposed Shewan kings and established the Walasma dynasty and Shewa with its districts including its centers, Walalah and Tegulat, became one of the seven districts of Ifat sultanate. Welela, previously

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