6 5 8 TRAVELS TO DISCOVER 



tions were made by his command, under Palambaras Se~ 

 lafTe, . id other officers, to harrafs the Shepherds, whom he 

 conquered almoft down to Suakem. His ravages, however,, 

 had been confined to the peninfula of Atbara, and had not 

 ever palled to the eaflward of the Tacazze, but he had im- 

 poverifhed all that country. After this, by his orders, the 

 Baharnagafh, and other officers, entered that divifion called 

 Derkin, between the Mareb and the Atbara, and, Hill fur- 

 ther, between the Mareb and the mountains, in a part of it 

 called Ajam. In this country Haffine Wed Ageeb was de- 

 feated by the Baharnagafh with great flaughtcr ; and the 

 Shekh of Jibbel Mufa, one of the molt powerful of the Shep- 

 herds, was * aken prifoner by Palambaras Selafle, without 

 refiftance, and carried, with his- wife, his family, and cattle, 

 in triumph to Gondar, where, having fworn allegiance to 

 the king, he was kindly treated, and fent home with pre- 

 fents, and every thing that had been taken from him. 



This year, being the 24th of Yafous's reign, he was ta^- 

 ken ill, arid died on the 21ft day of June 1753, after a very 

 fliort illnefs. As he was but a young man, and of a ftrong 

 conftitution, there was fome fufpicion he died by poifon gi- 

 ven him by the queen's relations, who were defirous to fe- 

 cure another minority rather than ferve under a king^ 

 who, by every action, inewed he was no longer to be led or 

 governed by any, but leafl of all by them. 



Yasotjs was married very young to a lady of noble family 

 in Amhara, by whom he had two fons, Adigo and Aylo. 

 But their mother pretending to a iliare of her hufband's go- 

 vernment, and to introduce her friends at court, fo hurt 

 Welleta Georgis the Leghc, or queen-regent, that fhe pre- 

 vailed 



