. ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁elder ▁son ▁of ▁As fa ▁W ossen , ▁by ▁a ▁woman ▁of ▁the ▁Sol om onic ▁dynast y . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁r uler ▁of ▁She wa ▁to ▁claim ▁a ▁higher ▁title ▁than ▁Mer id az m ach , ▁calling ▁himself ▁Ras . ▁ ▁History ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁during ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁W ossen ▁Seg ed ▁that ▁the ▁chron ology ▁of ▁She wa ▁becomes ▁stable . ▁One ▁mention ▁that ▁helps ▁date ▁the ▁Mer id az m ach ''' s ▁reign ▁is ▁that ▁of ▁Henry ▁Salt , ▁who ▁mentions ▁him ▁as ▁r uling ▁Y if at ▁( the ▁contemporary ▁name ▁of ▁She wa , ▁from ▁" If at ") ▁during ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁Eth iop ia ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 – 1 8 1 0 . ▁ ▁As ▁As fa ▁W ossen ▁had ▁sons ▁by ▁a ▁second ▁wife , ▁who ▁came ▁from ▁the ▁arist ocracy ▁in ▁M enz , ▁W ossen ▁Seg ed ▁fe ared ▁that ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁passed ▁over ▁in ▁favor ▁of ▁his ▁younger ▁half - bro ther ▁and ▁he ▁re bel led ▁against ▁his ▁father . ▁Fail ing ▁to ▁attract ▁support , ▁W ossen ▁Seg ed ▁was ▁defeated ▁and ▁imprison ed ; ▁but ▁the ▁ag ing ▁As fa ▁W ossen ▁was ▁recon ci led ▁to ▁W ossen ▁Seg ed , ▁and ▁made ▁him ▁not ▁only ▁governor ▁of ▁Ant zi ok ia ▁in ▁northern ▁She wa ▁but ▁his ▁successor . ▁ ▁Ab ir ▁mentions ▁a ▁tradition ▁that ▁during ▁a ▁battle ▁against ▁the ▁Ye j ju