Robēl

Robēl (Ge’ez: ሮቤል died 9 March 1529) was a general and governor in the Ethiopian Empire under Lebna Dengel. He was killed in The Battle of Shimbra Kure.

Ras Robēl
ሮቤል
Governor of Dawaro
In office Unknown–1529
Preceded by	Unknown
Succeeded by	Husain Al Gaturi as Adalite Governor of Dawaro
Personal details
Born	15th Century
Died	(1529-03-09)9 March 1529 Shimbra Kure, Ethiopian Empire
Military service
Allegiance	Ethiopian Empire
Rank	Dejazmach
Battles/wars	Ethiopian–Adal War Battle of Shimbra Kure

Biography

A native of Tegre, little is known of Robēl's life before the Ethiopian-Adal War however Robēl is mentioned in Ethiopian sources as the Governor of Dawaro and Amba Geshen while in Muslim sources he is simply referred to as a Patrician from Tegre.^[1][2] He along with his younger brother Aqba Mikā’īl were both killed in Shimbra Kure. The Muslim Chronicler notes that Robēl was killed by an equerry of Imam Ahmad Gurey at Shimbra Kure while his younger brother, Aqba Mikā’īl was killed by The Imam himself.^[3] His eldest son Amda Mikā’īl was killed by Abu Bakr Qatin during the Battle of Dakan Dur.^[4]