Where
is it from?
I
have read an article written by a person called Selam Fesseha and posted on the
aigaforum.com
web site on 24/7/’14. I don’t have any problem with the whole message of the
article mentioned about the refugees residing in Ethiopia. I do accept that
Ethiopia has been hosting more refuges coming from all the surrounding places:
Eritrea, Sudan, South Sudan, and Somalia. Thus, Ethiopia has about four refugee
camps as Selam Fesseha mentioned, but I can add one to make them five for the
camp in the Afar area was not included.
I
could not put the pronoun of the writer for I couldn’t identify whether that
person is he/she. Hence, I preferred to mention the name hosted on the website.
Selam Fesseha has written the article in titled “Ethiopia: an open door and
a home for refugees” and the article goes on saying …… Ethiopia has a
history of receiving displaced people by cross border movements caused by
drought, conflicts, political events and civil war in neighbouring countries.
These include Eritrea, Somalia, South Sudan, and Sudan. The response to the
problems of others goes back to the seventh century, when the first followers
of the prophet Mohammed sought refuge in the territory of the Kingdom of Aksum.
At that time the emperor of Aksum” Nejashi” made it clear he respected
their religion and offered them protection. The underlined phrase is the
comment I should make. This is because there was no Emperor of the Aksum
kingdom by the name of Nejashi nor an Emperor converted into Islam from the
Aksum kingdom. Thus, this is wrong history being put from no where. Regarding
the Aksum Emperors, there were 22 “negede kam”+ 52 “negede Agazian” and 67
Emperors from Minelik 1st up to Bazien. Bazien ruled 17 years: 8 BC
and 9 AD. There were also 94 Emperors after the birth of Christ. Look at the
table below.
|
S.N.
|
Name of Emperor
|
place
|
years
|
Crown time
|
|
75
|
Akale Wdum
|
Aksum
|
8
|
615—623 AD
|
|
76
|
Girma Assefere
|
Aksum
|
15
|
623—638 AD
|
|
77
|
Zergaz
|
Aksum
|
10
|
638—648 AD
|
|
78
|
Tsegena Michael
|
Aksum
|
26
|
648—674 AD
|
|
79
|
Bahrea Kula
|
Aksum
|
19
|
678—693 AD
|
|
80
|
Guem
|
Aksum
|
24
|
693—717 AD
|
|
81
|
Asgomguem
|
Aksum
|
5
|
717—722 AD
|
|
82
|
Letm
|
Aksum
|
15
|
722—738 AD
|
|
83
|
Telatm
|
Aksum
|
21
|
738—759 AD
|
|
84
|
Adgosh
|
Aksum
|
13
|
759—772 AD
|
|
85
|
Aizor
|
Aksum
|
6 hours
|
|
|
86
|
Dedm
|
Aksum
|
5
|
772—777 AD
|
|
87
|
Wededm
|
Aksum
|
10
|
777—787 AD
|
|
91
|
Gdasion
|
Aksum
|
10
|
831—841 AD
|
|
92
|
Gudit
|
Aksum
|
40
|
841—882 AD
|
|
93
|
Anbesa Wudm
|
Aksum
|
20
|
882—902 AD
|
|
94
|
Delnaod
|
Aksum
|
10
|
902—913 AD
|
Gudit
ruled Aksum for forty years rotating from place to place, and the last Emperor
of the kingdom of Aksum was Delnaod, then throne shifted to Lasta, Wollo/
Lalibela. When we look at the serial numbers from 75—80 , these were the
Emperors in the seventh century and there is no one an Emperor by the name”Nejashi”.
Hence, let’s not put wrong history for the new generation.
Source: Agenueni Tarike lisan by
Gebremichael Teklehiwot Tigrigna version printed at Mega printing house in
2010.
Haileselassie
Beyene
7/24/14