Sahle Selassie was the King of Shewa from 1813 to 1847. An important Amhara noble of Ethiopia, he was a younger son of Wossen Seged. Sahle Selassie was the father of numerous sons, among them Haile Melekot, Haile Mikael, Seyfe Sahle Selassie, Amarkegne and Darge Sahle Selassie; his daughters included Tenagnework, Ayahilush, Wossenyelesh, Birkinesh, and Tinfelesh. He was the great grandfather of Haile Selassie, the last Emperor of Ethiopia
Sahle Selassie
The banquet hall in King Sahle Selassie's palace
Shale Selassie wearing Akodama crown, year 1845
Portrait of sahle Selassie by William Cornwallis Harris
Shewa, formerly romanized as Shua, Shoa, Showa, Shuwa, is a historical region of Ethiopia which was formerly an autonomous kingdom within the Ethiopian Empire. The modern Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa is located at its center.
Sahle Selassie, king of Shewa from 1813 to 1847