▁taking ▁the ▁name ▁Geb reg zi ab her ▁( Am har ic ▁for ▁" Serv ant ▁of ▁God "), ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁the ▁Sh um , ▁or ▁governor , ▁of ▁the ▁expanded ▁We leg a ▁Province . ▁He ▁fought ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ad wa ▁and ▁was ▁later ▁awarded ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁De j az m ach . ▁ ▁Under ▁his ▁rule , ▁N ek em te ▁continued ▁to ▁prosper , ▁despite ▁the ▁re - im position ▁of ▁central ▁authority ; ▁Russian ▁expl orer ▁Alexander ▁Bul at ov ich ▁visited ▁N ek em te ▁on ▁ 1 3 ▁March ▁ 1 8 9 7 ; ▁in ▁his ▁mem oir s ▁he ▁describes ▁its ▁market place ▁as ▁" a ▁very ▁l ively ▁place ▁and ▁presents ▁a ▁mot ley ▁mixture ▁of ▁languages , ▁dress , ▁and ▁pe op les ", ▁and ▁carefully ▁described ▁the ▁paint ings ▁in ▁the ▁town ' s ▁newly ▁constructed ▁Eth iop ian ▁Orth odox ▁church . ▁In ▁ 1 9 0 5 , ▁a ▁central ▁government ▁custom s ▁office ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁in ▁N ek em te . ▁ ▁His ▁cousin ▁was ▁the ▁business man ▁and ▁historian ▁Bl atta ▁Der essa ▁A man te , ▁father ▁of ▁the ▁senior ▁states man ▁L ij ▁Y il ma ▁Der essa . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁List ▁of ▁r ul ers ▁of ▁Le qa ▁Na q am te ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : O rom o ▁people ▁Category : R ul ers ▁of ▁Le qa ▁Na q am te ▁Category : G overn ors ▁of