Amharic translation of the Gospels and Acts, which Emperor Gigar returned a few days later, explaining that "he had already had a considerable number of books, and would consequently much prefer that I should give him something that might be more serviceable to him -- a little cloth, a piece of silk, or some other piece of merchandise." After Marye was killed in battle against Sabagadis of Tigray in the Battle of Debre Abbay (14 February 1831), his successor and brother, Ras Dori, deposed Gigar. Gobat records in his journal that Gigar intrigued against his successor: "by false testimony" he accused Iyasu IV of inviting Ras Ali's rival, Aligas Faris, to depose the Enderase. "It is now said" Gobat wrote on 26 November 1832, "that the old king, Guigar, has procured his death by poison." Notes 1745 births 1832 deaths 18th-century Ethiopian people 19th-century emperors of Ethiopia 19th-century monarchs in Africa Solomonic dynasty