The conflict between these two queens led to Mentewab summoning her relatives with their armed supporters from Qwara to Gondar to support her.
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Meanwhile, Amha Iyasus of Shewa (1744–1775) wisely kept out of this endless fighting, devoting his energies to consolidating his kingdom and founding Ankober.
In town are the remnants of two castles from the Zemene Mesafint ("Era of Princes"), one (pictured) owned by Dej Desta, the other by the Ras Sebhat Aregawi.