History
According to Antonio Cecchi, Sela Dingay was founded by Wossen Seged in 1804, naming the town after the historic district of Sela Dingay, although the local Debre Mitmaq church had been founded by Emperor Zara Yaqob, where he convened the Council of Debre Mitmaq in 1450 which resolved a rift in the Ethiopian Church over the observance of the Sabbath. In any case, Negus Wossen Seged built a second church for the town. When Johann Ludwig Krapf visited Sela Dingay in March 1842, it was the residence of the Queen Dowager Zenebework. Following the conquest of Shewa by the newly-crowned Emperor Tewodros II and the death of Negus Haile Melekot in 1855, the dowager queens retired to Sela Dingay, where Bezabish died around 1870 or 1871.
One of the military maneuvers that led to the Battle of Segale in 1916 was Negus Mikael's occupation of Sela Dingay 14 October. This threatened Ras Leul Seged's left flank, forcing him to withdraw to Ankober. Despite his action, the Ras's army was annihilated four days later.
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