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Seyoum Mengesha KBE (Amharic: ሥዩም መንገሻ ; 21 June 1887 – 15 December 1960) was an army commander and a member of the Royal family of the Ethiopian Empire.〔(Royal Ark )〕 ==Biography== ''Leul'' ''Leul Ras'' (Prince Ras) Seyoum Mengesha was born on June 24, 1886 (1879 EC) in the town of agawmedir (Zimbriee), in the province of Godjam to his mother ''Woizero'' Kafay, daughter of ''Ras'' Wale Betul Abba Tattan, Viceroy of Tigray. His father ''Ras'' Mangasha Yohannes the son of Emperor Yohannes IV of Ethiopia, from the royal house of Tigray. It is known that in his teenage years (1902-1910), ''Leul Ras'' Seyoum moved with his family from Godjam to Tigray. (GebreSellasie 2000). His father, Ras Mangasha Yohannes was the "natural" son and heir of Emperor Johannes IV. Because of his descent, ''Leul Ras'' Seyoum Mangasha was a rival to Emperor Menelik II, who had risen from rule of Shewa Province to become the Emperor upon Yohannes' death.〔Mockler, ''Haile Sellassie's War'', p. 396〕 ''Leul Ras'' Seyoum wed ''Woizero'' Tewabech. Tewabech was the daughter of ''Negus'' Mikael of Wollo and the sister of ''Lij'' Iyasu. Mikael was later honored with the title of ''Negus'' and Iyasu was the uncrowned Emperor of Ethiopia. ''Ras'' Seyoum fathered several children from various wives. With his first wife, ''Woizero'' Tewabech he had ''Leult'' Wolete Israel Seyum who herself married the Crown Prince, Asfaw Wossen. By a previous marriage he had ''Woizero-Hoy'' Kebbedech Seyum. By a subsequent marriage he had ''Leul'' Mangasha Seyum. In the period 1928-1929 following a long and romantic coutrship with Princess Atsede Asfaw Darge from the Royal house of Shoa, the couple married and remained devoted until Leul Ras Seyoum's death during the coup of 1960. From 1910 to 1935, Leul Ras Seyoum Mengesha was the ''Shum'' of western Tigray Province. Traditionally the governors of the provinces commanded the provincial ''Sefari'' in battle. In the spring of 1924, Leul''Ras'' Seyoum Mengesha, ''Ras'' Hailu Tekle Haymanot of Gojjam Province, ''Ras'' Mulugeta Yeggazu of Illubabor Province, ''Ras'' Makonnen Endelkachew, and ''Blattengeta'' Heruy Welde Sellase accompanied ''Ras'' Tafari Makonnen of Shewa Province on his European tour. Tafari Makonnen was the Crown Prince and ''Enderase'' of Ethiopia and was not yet crowned as Emperor Haile Selassie I. The group of Ethiopian royalty visited Jerusalem, Cairo, Alexandria, Brussels, Amsterdam, Stockholm, London, Geneva, and Athens. With them they took six lions which were presented to various zoos and dignitaries.〔Mockler, ''Haile Sellassie's War'', p. 3〕 In the same year, Seyum Mangasha was awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Seyoum Mengesha」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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