"Ras" Ali made Sahle Dengel Emperor in 1832, but the clergy of Azazo disapproved of the new Emperor's religious beliefs, and convinced "Ras" Ali to remove him. Sahle Dengel was sent to Zengaj, and "Ras" Ali recalled Gebre Krestos from Mitraha, an island in Lake Tana, and restored him as Emperor. However, Gebre Krestos died after three months, and Sahle Dengel met with "Ras" Ali in the village of Tsagur where he convinced "Ras" Ali to restore him to the throne once again (October, 1832).