# Bezabish

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**Woizero Bezabish Wolde** (died 1870s) was the wife of [Sahle Selassie](/source/Sahle_Selassie),[1] [Negus](/source/Negus) of [Shewa](/source/Shewa), mother of King [Haile Melekot](/source/Haile_Melekot) of Shewa, and grandmother of Emperor [Menelik II](/source/Menelik_II_of_Ethiopia). She held the districts of [Bulga](/source/Bulga,_Ethiopia) and [Yifat](/source/Ifat_(historical_region)) as her personal fiefs. Bezabish would become infamous for betraying her son Haile Melekot by submitting to his opponent Emperor [Tewodros II](/source/Tewodros_II) during the latter's forcible re-incorporation of Shewa under the direct rule of the Imperial throne in 1855.

## References

1. ["Menelik II and his reign"](https://aiganews.com/archives/3024). *Aiga News*. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 2 November 2024.

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