- Atse Baeda Maryam
Baeda Maryam was proclaimed "IPA|nəgusä nägäst" (1787 – 1788) of
Ethiopia in Tigray andGojjam byDejazmach Wolde Gabriel , the son of RasMikael Sehul , who was opposed to Ras Ali ofBegemder .Joined by Ras
Haile Isadiq andDejazmach Gebre , they met Ras Ali and his supporters in theBattle of Madab . With their followers, Ras Ali and the Emperor Tekle Giyorgis I defeated the allies and Dejazmach Wolde Gabriel was killed in battle and Baeda Maryam was captured. [Ref Ethiopia|WeldBlundell-1922|pages= pp. 384-390] However, his followers would not surrender, and elevated Tekle Haymanot to replace him.He is sometimes given the title "Atse", a less familiar
Amharic word for "Emperor", to distinguish him from the other Emperors of Ethiopia with the same name; because he was not recognized as a legitimate ruler, he is not assigned a name.Notes
Succession |office=
Emperor of Ethiopia
preceded=Tekle Giyorgis
succeeded=Tekle Haymanot
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