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Tewodros II was born Kassa Hailu sometime around His father, Hailu Welde Giyorigis, was the ruler of Qwara district, located on the Ethiopian-Sudanese border.

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His military experience started when he served in his half brother’s army (Prouty and Rosenfeld , 71). His half brother died in and Qwara was lost to the family and claimed by Empress Menen of Gondar. Kassa Hailu resorted to become a shifta, one who refuses to recognize his feudal lord. Kassa Hailu organized his own army in the plains of Qwara.

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When he became too powerful to ignore, as a way to deal with him with out using force, he was named dajazmach of Qwara and given the hand of Tawabach, the daughter of Ras Ali of Begemder, in (Zewde , 28)

Kassa was very close to Tawabach and devoted to his marriage but his submission to Empress Menen was short-lived.

In October , he attacked and plundered Dembea, a city located due south of Gondar, and in January he went on to occupy Gondar. When Kassa unoccupied Tewodros Ii - Encyclopedia.com WIVUZ