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Wossan(Powussen), and soon after died in retirement at Waldubba, 
leaving one son, Welleta Solomon. It is singular that the dethrone- 
ment of this king should have happened through Powussen, in 
exact conformity with the remarkable prediction recorded by Bruce 
in his account of the black eagle. 
" Upon this vacancy, Ayto Solomon, in no way related to his 
predecessor, succeeded to the' throne. This king was a son of Ayto 
Edayut, and was supported by the forces of Begemder and Gojam, 
headed by Powussen and Ras Ayto. The reign of this prince con- 
tinued only two years, and upon his death Tecla Georgis, brother 
of TeclaHaimanout, was raised to the sovereign authority by Confu 
Adam and Ras Ayto, who then commanded the provinces of Gojam, 
Maitsha, the Agows, and Damot. In the second year of this reign 
died Ras Michael Suhul, at Adowa, in the eighty-eighth year of his 
age (A. D. 1780) and was succeeded in the government of Tigre by 
Welleta Gabriel, his son. Tecla Georgis having reigned only five 
years, was dethroned, and after wandering about the country for 
several years, at length retired to the mountain of Waldubba, where 
he still continues. To him succeeded Yasous the Third, who was 
raised to the supreme power by Ras Ayto. The new king died of 
the small-pox, after reigning four years, and was succeeded by 
Beda Marian, through the united interests of Ras Ayto and Degashie 
Welleta Gabriel, Governor of Tigre, the latter of whom soon after 
died at the age of thirty-two, being slain in battle by Ras Ally, of 
Begemder. 
*' After a reign of two years Yasous was dethroned by Ras Ally, 
Governor of Begemder, supported by the Edjow Galla ; upon which 
he retired to Samen, and still lives there under the protection of 
