The Agame ("fruitful") district is located in northern Ethiopia. It includes the Irob people, a region where some historians believe the legendary Makeda (aka. the Queen of Sheba) was born and raised. The Queen of Sheba, referred to in the Bible, the Quran, and Ethiopic history, was the ruler of Sheba, which modern archeology places in present-day Yemen. ...

Agame also includes the hotly debated, and much contested for Zalembesa; a piece of land Ethiopia and Eritrea have recently warred over. Ex: [1]

The Agame aristocratic house made it's capitol in the city of Adigrat. The family reign ruled the Agame people through the 'Era of Princes', and continued to govern until Mengistu's invasion and the reign of the Red Terror begun in 1974. They were a ruling family so powerful, with such a dynamic legacy that at the beginning of the Fascist occupation in 1936, Pietro Badoglio (Italian Viceroy) despatched a telegram to Mussolini proposing that the new ethiopian fascist government include some of the old Ethiopian ruling class, including this royal family. Quote: "In the region between Shoa and Eritrea, there were local noble families which it was not convenient to slight because they had exercised command for generations and have authority and prestige which can be valuable for us."¹ Adigrat is a town in the Tigray region (or kilil) of Ethiopia that As of 1994, it had a population of around 37,417 people. ... Mengistu Haile Mariam (born 1937) was the head of state of Ethiopia from 1977 to 1991. ... The Red Terror was a campaign of mass arrests and deportations targeted against counterrevolutionaries in Russia during the Russian Civil War. ... Pietro Badoglio (September 28, 1871 - November 1, 1956) was an Italian soldier and politician. ... Benito Mussolini created a fascist state through the use of propaganda, total control of the media and disassembly of the working democratic government. ...

"Official" Ethiopian records have this family begun by King Margedir of Rome and Elleni, sister of King Solomon. More recently this lineage of the rulers of Agame looks like this: Solomon or Shlomo (Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה; Standard Hebrew: Šəlomo; Tiberian Hebrew: Šəlōmōh, meaning peace; Arabic: سليمان Sulayman) in the Tanakh (Old Testament), also called Jedidiah, was the third and last King of united Israel (including Judah), builder of the temple in Jerusalem, renowned for his great wisdom and wealth and power...

Kumenit begot Woldu,

Woldu begot Sabagadis, Sebagadis (died 1831) was dejazmach of Tigray, a province in northern Ethiopia. ...

Sabagadis begot Aregawi, Sebagadis (died 1831) was dejazmach of Tigray, a province in northern Ethiopia. ...

Aregawi begot Sebhat, Ras Sebhat (died, 28th Febuary 1914) was invested the title Ras in 1892, during the era of princes where Ethiopia was divided among strong local princes. ...

Sebhat begot (daughter) Bizu, (who married Desta) Ras Sebhat (died, 28th Febuary 1914) was invested the title Ras in 1892, during the era of princes where Ethiopia was divided among strong local princes. ...

Desta and Bizu, begot Atsbeha,

Atsbeha begot Buzunish. ²

Buzunish Atsbeha continues to live in her families' former capitol, Adigrat. Adigrat is a town in the Tigray region (or kilil) of Ethiopia that As of 1994, it had a population of around 37,417 people. ...

Notes

1. Pankhurst, Richard "The Secret History of the Italian Fascist Occupation of Ethiopia, 1935-1941, 2"
2. Genealogy information provided courtesy by the board of the "Association For The Preservation Of Ras Sebhat" Adigrat, Ethiopia