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Non-contemporary portrait painting of Emperor Yekuno Amlak from 17th century. Yekuno Amlak hailed from an ancient Amhara family. [7] [8] [9] Later medieval texts, written in support of his dynasty, claimed that he was a direct male line descendant of the former royal house of the Kingdom of Aksum which was, itself, descended, it was claimed, from the biblical king Solomon.
This article lists the emperors of Ethiopia, from the founding of the Ethiopian Empire and the Solomonic dynasty in 1270 by Yekuno Amlak, until the Ethiopian Revolution of 1974 when the last emperor was deposed. Earlier kings of the Dʿmt, Axum and Zagwe kingdoms are listed separately due to numerous gaps and large flexibility in chronology.
The dynasty was founded by Yekuno Amlak, a noble from Shewa, [2] who overthrew the last ruler of Ethiopia's Zagwe dynasty in 1270 and seized power. [3] The dynasty later claimed that Yekuno Amlak was a direct male line descendant of the royal house of the Kingdom of Aksum.
The Gadla of Saint Basalota Mika’el states that Qedma Asgad was the son of Yekuno Amlak. [3] Historians disagree over the situation that his successors experienced. Paul B. Henze states that Yagbe'u Seyon could not decide which of his sons should inherit his kingdom, and instructed that each would rule in turn for a year. [4]
Family tree. Menelik II 1889 – 1913: Weyziro Abechi Consort: Yohannes IV 1837 – 1889: ... Yekuno Amlak, emperor of Ethiopia, 12??–1285; Prince Qidma Seggada;
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