nɛɡˈɑːsi kɹˈɛstoʊz, ɐ lˈiːdɪŋ wˈɔːɹlɔːɹd ʌv mˈɛnts, ɛkstˈɛndᵻd hɪz pˈaʊɚ tə ðə sˈaʊθ baɪ kˈɑːŋkwɛst, pɹəklˈeɪmd hɪmsˈɛlf ɹˈuːlɚɹ ʌv ʃjˈuːə, ænd dᵻfˈiːɾᵻd ˈɔːl ʌv hɪz ɹˈaɪvəlz.
Negasi Krestos, a leading warlord of Menz, extended his power to the south by conquest, proclaimed himself ruler of Shewa, and defeated all of his rivals.