Aze (chief) explained

Aze
Garad
Reign:	late 1500s
Birth Place:	Hadiya Sultanate
Occupation:	state leader
Religion:	Islam

Aze was the Garad (chief) of the Hadiya seven houses which consisted of Siltʼe, Wolane, Ulbarag, Azernet, Barbare, Wuriro, and Gadabano, speakers of Semitic Harari language.^{[1] [2]} He was de facto ruler of the Hadiya state.^[3]

Militant career

During the reign of Emperor Sarsa Dengel of Ethiopia, Aze initiated a revolt after killing the Abyssinian administrator Rom Sagad in Hadiya which led to his defeat at the Battle of Hadiya in 1569.^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Braukamper . Ulrich . Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia . 2002 . 65 . 9783825856717 .
2. Book: Aze . Encyclopedia Aethiopica .
3. Book: Braukamper . Ulrich . Islamic History and Culture in Southern Ethiopia . 2002 . Lit . 59 . 9783825856717 .
4. Kropp . Manfred . MÄLÄSAY: SELBSTBEZEICHNUNG EINES HARARINER OFFIZIERSKORPS UND IHR GEBRAUCH IN ÄTHIOPISCHEN UND ARABISCHEN CHRONIKEN . Paideuma . 1990 . 36 . Frobenius Institute . 109 . 40732663 .
5. Book: Huntingford . G.W.B . Some Records of Ethiopia, 1593-1646 Being Extracts from The History of High Ethiopia Or Abassia by Manoel de Almeida Together with Bahrey's History of the Galla . 15 May 2017 . Taylor & Francis . 9781317052715 .