List of rulers of Shewa

Location of Shewa province (red) within the Ethiopian Empire.

This article lists the rulers of Shewa, an historical region of Ethiopia. It was formerly an autonomous Muslim kingdom known as the Sultanate of Showa, which later became a vassal state to the Ethiopian Empire.

List of the rulers of Shewa[]

Reign	Ruler	House (claimed)	Notes
c. 1682 to c. 1703	Abeto Negasi Krestos	Solomonic
c. 1703 to c. 1718	Meridazmach Sebestyanos	Solomonic
c. 1718 to c. 1744	Meridazmach Kidane Kale	Solomonic	More commonly known as Abuye
c. 1744 to c. 1775	Meridazmach Amha Iyasus	Solomonic	Also known as Amhayes
c. 1775 to c. 1808	Meridazmach Asfaw Wossen	Solomonic
c. 1808 to June 1813	Meridazmach and Ras Wossen Seged	Solomonic
12 June 1813 to 22 October 1847	Meridazmach and Negus Sahle Selassie	Solomonic	After 1839, Negus
22 October 1847 to 9 November 1855	Negus Haile Melekot	Solomonic
9 November 1855 to 1856	Negus Sahle Mariam	Solomonic	First reign
1856 to 1859	Meridazmach	Solomonic	Son of Sahle Selassie, appointed by Emperor Tewodros II
1859		Solomonic	First reign; appointed by Emperor Tewodros II
1859 to 1860	Meridazmach	Solomonic	Son of Sahle Selassie; rebel against Emperor Tewodros II
1860 to 1865		Solomonic	Second reign; restored by Emperor Tewodros II
August 1865 to 10 March 1889	Negus Sahle Mariam	Solomonic	Second reign; became Emperor Menelik II