Bacaffa of Ethiopia

Bacaffa Pitiless the was Négus of Ethiopia under the names of Masih Sagad and Adbar Sagad II , of 1721 with 1730.

Bacaffa, born prince Asma Guiorguis, which assembles on the throne in 1721 after poisoning (?) of his/her brother and predecessor David III, is a ombrageux and superstitious sovereign, that some compared with Louis XI. According to the legend, one predicts to him that certain Oualatta-Guiorguis would exert an absolute authority under the reign of its successor. He passes part of his reign to seek the mysterious usurping one. Falls ill in the west of the Lac Tanned, in the Qouara, it is looked after by Berhan-Mogasa ( Splendeur of Light ), which it marries and which gives him for wire the future Iyasou II. Berhan-Mogasa is crowned under the name of Méntaweb ( Which you are beautiful! ). The Emperor proclaims one era of peace. As by chance he tells in Méntaweb prophecy, he learns from her that Walatta-Guiorguis was its Christian name. Consequently prophecy becomes reassuring and means that the empress would exert the regency of her son with died of Bacaffa.

Bacaffa launches forwardings against the rebellious provinces: Damot, Begamder, Lasta. It cannot slow down the continual rise of the Galla, which invade gradually is Choa, insulate the Sidamo, erase the Christian states of the Enarya. During its reign, the Choa becomes independent under the king Abbiyé, first of a line which will increase its possessions during more than one century.

Bacaffa makes build the last palates of Gondar.

With its death of disease to Gondar on September 19th 1730, the Méntouab empress hides the death during some time in order to firmly establish his/her son Iyasou II on the throne.

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