List of rulers of Shewa
This article lists the rulers of Shewa, a historical region of Ethiopia. Claiming Solomonic descent, Negasi Krestos established Shewa as an autonomous region of the weakening Ethiopian Empire in the 17th century before requesting the title of Meridazmatch, which would be adopted by his successors, and beginning a southern expansion of his realm that would culminate in his descendant Menelik's Expansions.
| Ruler of Shewa | |
|---|---|
Provincial | |
 Family tree of the Shewan rulers | |
| Details | |
| Style | His Majesty |
| First monarch | Abeto Negasi Krestos |
| Last monarch | Negus Sahle Mariam |
| Formation | c. 1682 |
| Abolition | 10 March 1889 |
| Residence | Ankober Debre Birhan Qundi (1808–1813) Doqaqit (1745–1805) Ifat |
| Appointer | Hereditary |
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Location of Shewa province (red) within the Ethiopian Empire.
List of the rulers of Shewa
All rulers were members of the Solomonic dynasty.
| Portrait | Ruler | Reign | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negasi Krestos | c. 1682 – c. 1703 | Abeto | |
| Sebestyanos | c. 1703 – c. 1718 | Merid Azmach | |
| Kidane Kale (Abuye) | c. 1718 – c. 1744 | Merid Azmach | |
| Amha Iyasus (Amhayes) | c. 1744 – c. 1775 | Merid Azmach | |
| Asfaw Wossen | c. 1775 – c. 1808 | Merid Azmach | |
| Wossen Seged | c. 1808 – June 1813 | Merid Azmach and Ras | |
 | Sahle Selassie | 12 June 1813 – 22 October 1847 | Merid Azmach, after 1839 Negus |
 | Haile Melekot | 22 October 1847 – 9 November 1855 | Negus |
 | Sahle Mariam | 9 November 1855 – 1856 | First reign as Negus |
| Haile Mikael | 1856 to 1859 | son of Sahle Selassie, appointed Meridazmach by Emperor Tewodros II | |
| Bezabeh | 1859 | First reign, appointed by Emperor Tewodros II | |
| Seyfe | 1859 – 1860 | Son of Sahle Selassie, self-appointed Merid Azmach against Emperor Tewodros II | |
| Bezabeh | 1860 – 1865 | Second reign, restored by Emperor Tewodros II | |
| Sahle Mariam | August 1865 – 10 March 1889 | Second reign as Negus, became Emperor Menelik II |
See also
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