Wand Bewossen

Wand Bewossen

Wand Bewossen (died 10 December 1777) is a military figure in Ethiopian history. He was the greatest general at the time of Ras Mikael Sehul's last years of political dominance. He was killed at Ashawa when he fell from his horse. [Ref Ethiopia|WeldBlundell-1922|pages= p. 331]

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