Menas marches north again, but is defeated at Enderta by Yeshaq.

According to the Royal Chronicle of his reign, which James Bruce follows in his account, the Emperor fell back to Atronsa Maryam to regroup for another assault on the Bahr Negash, but came down with a fever during the march, and died on February 1, 1563, at Kolo.

However, some European writers, such as Hiob Ludolf and Baltazar Téllez, write that Menas was slain fleeing from the battlefield.

Menas’ son Sarsa Dengel is elected king by the Shewan commanders of the army and the Queen Mother.

Upon his coming of age, Bahr negus Yeshaq, who had rebelled against his father, presents himself to Sarsa Dengel and makes peace.

However, Sarsa Dengel has to confront a number of other revolts: his cousin Hamalmal in 1563, another cousin Fasil two years later.