It was during his reign that Shewa conquered the Ankober area; according Harold Marcus, he founded the "two important and still active churches", Qeddus Giyorgis in Ankober and Kidana Mehrat in Astit.
Meanwhile, Amha Iyasus of Shewa (1744–1775) wisely kept out of this endless fighting, devoting his energies to consolidating his kingdom and founding Ankober.