Yes, the Amhara people, specifically led by Amhara elites and nobles from the Shewa region, played a key role in the downfall of the Zagwe dynasty, culminating in 1270. Led by Yekuno Amlak, a rebel group supported by the Orthodox church overthrew the last Zagwe king, Yitbarek, ending their rule.
Key aspects of this historical event include:
Motivation: The Zagwe were perceived by the northern Semitic-speaking elites and the clergy as having weak or illegitimate claims to the throne, as they were not believed to be descendants of the Aksumite kings (and thus, King Solomon).
The Rebellion: Yekuno Amlak, with support from the church, led a successful revolt, killing Yitbarek and establishing the Solomonic dynasty.
Ideological Shift: The move was framed as a restoration of the "legitimate" Solomonic bloodline over the "usurper" Zagwe kings.
The overthrow marked a shift in power towards a more central role for the Amhara region within the Ethiopian empire.
They did that because the Zagrwe was Agew kingdom. Except Lalibela they destroyed the kings their history and finally the Agew themselves almost disappeared. That is what they experimented on >80 ethnics too. That is why the many hate the Amhara Ethiopia. በደም የተጨማለቀና በዘመናት ግፍ ተጭፍልቆ የተስራ ምድር!
They showed up in 12th century and used all available means including their fabricated church to oppress and swallow others!
Misrak and Right ancestors are swallowed Agew, gafat, Tigre or Argoba or wolo Oromo!
NB: we will uncover your hidden history until you stop your foul mouth and focus on your predicament!!
Re: did the amhara people sabotage the zagwe dynasty?
Dirty sick std carriers.
Re: did the amhara people sabotage the zagwe dynasty?
Dama,
it never occurred to some of us how the false dynasties mutilated everybody and ethnics as some of us were blinded by the false Ethiopia of their own making instead of the renaissance one, effectively making some of us identity-less and Amharanized dumb.
Agew is the recipient of one of the worst KOMCHE ravage in history because they were their power rivalries that time. I believe they butchered their king saying he is not a direct descendant of Solomonic dynasty as if they are not fake and as if there really existed Solomonic dynasty thing. Then they dissipated them forever into Tigray, Eritrea, may be Sudan and the rest they swallowed them whole by acculturating them. Then they screwed Tigre because of power struggle and as they say they snatched their fertile lands to contain and starve them to subdue them for power. They moved southward and the destruction they caused using the Oromo general Gobena Dache (they never recognized him as hero) and Shewa Oromo foot soldiers and other ethnics you know the history. All this was done due to internal colonization or AGER-MAKNAT insulting every body as if the ethnics did not have life and needed the false religion orthodox and primitive Amhara to civilize them.
We say all this painful history is in every body's memory and demanded a change, to modernize their politics in line with federation and respect, identity right to other ethnics, their culture and religion. But they are out like barking dog knowing nothing what to do but harass others instead of soul search.
As far as their gun is contained, they are doomed because they don't have a viable political ideology as they still call the spirits of their dead abusive ancestors and yearn the past political hegemony.