Alaqa Gabru continues Tekle Giyorgis' chronicle only until the beginning of his fifth regnal year, or mid-October 1782; from this point, the "Royal chronicle" is taken up with the biography of one of the warlords of the Zemene Mesafint, Hailu Eshte. The fall of Tekle Giyorgis from his throne is told tersely: "Dejazmach" Ali Gwangul and "Ras" Haile Yosadiq conspired to depose the emperor. Tekle Giyorgis marched from Gondar to Gojjam, where he expected to deal with "Ras" Hailu first, but the "Ras" managed to evade him and cross the Abay to join "Dejazmach" Ali. The emperor withdrew across the Abay to Afarwanat, where he was defeated in battle and forced to flee into exile at Ambasell. Why "Dejazmach" Ali and "Ras" Hailu Yosadiq decided to rid themselves of Tekle Giyorgis, and who stood with the emperor at Afarwanat is not recorded.