Events on March 14 in history

Tekle Giyorgis I (March 14, 1782)

Battle of Wuchale: Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I pacifies a group of Oromo near Wuchale.

Tekle Giyorgis I (Ge'ez: ; c. 1751 12 December 1817), throne name Feqr Sagad, was Emperor of Ethiopia intermittently between 20 July 1779 and June 1800, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the youngest son of Yohannes II and Woizoro Sancheviyer, and the brother of Tekle Haymanot II.

According to Sven Rubenson, who described Tekle Giyorgis as the last emperor to exercise authority on his own, "It is not without justification that he has in Ethiopian tradition received the nickname Fiame Mengist, 'the end of the government'".

The Battle of Wuchale was fought at Wuchale, Ethiopia, on March 14, 1782, between the forces of Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I and a force of Oromo. The Emperor's forces won the battle.

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Events on March 14 in history

Tekle Giyorgis I (March 14, 1782)

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Great Seal of the United States

Great Siege of Gibraltar