Birru Goshu

Dejazmach Birru Goshu
Governor of much of Gojjam
Reign1839-1854
PredecessorGoshu Zewde
SuccessorTedla Gwalu
Born~1814
Died1869
SpouseWoizero Yawubdar
FatherDejazmach Goshu Zewde
ReligionEthiopian Orthodox Tewahedo

Dejazmach Birru Goshu (1814-1869) of Gojjam was a significant Ethiopian noble who held considerable sway over the political landscape of Ethiopia during the latter period of the Zemene Mesafint, a time of intense regional competition among ruling dynasties. According to the British diplomat Walter Plowden, Birru Goshu was "the most remarkable man in Abyssinia" before the rise of Tewodros II.

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