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The Solomonic dynasty is the name given by modern historians to the line of Ethiopian Orthodox Christian monarchs that ruled Ethiopia from the late 13th century to 1974. [1] 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]
Imperial Flag of Ethiopia Imperial Coat of Arms of Ethiopia. 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.
The Ethiopian Empire, [a] historically known as Abyssinia or simply Ethiopia, [b] was a sovereign state [16] that encompassed the present-day territories of Ethiopia and Eritrea. It existed from the establishment of the Solomonic dynasty by Yekuno Amlak around 1270 until the 1974 coup d'état by the Derg , which ended the reign of the final ...
[10] [11] Yekuno Amlak's descendants, the Ethiopian emperors of the Solomonic dynasty, continued to propagate this origin myth into the 20th century when the dynasty's claimed descent from Solomon was enshrined in the 1955 Ethiopian constitution. [12] Yekuno Amlak was the local ruler of Geshen and Ambassel around the Lake Hayq region.
Lebna Dengel, nəgusä nägäst (Emperor) of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. Around 1270, a new dynasty was established in the Abyssinian highlands under Yekuno Amlak, with aid from neighbouring Makhzumi dynasty deposed the last of the Zagwe kings and married one of his daughters. [41]
Feb. 10—It is much more than a legend in Ethiopia. It's accepted as a historical fact that when the Queen of Sheba traveled to Jerusalem to meet King Solomon and give him gifts, she became ...
1270 – Battle of Ansata, a war between Solomonic dynasty led by Yekuno Amlak and Zagwe dynasty led by Yetbarak. [1]1270 – Ascension of Yekuno Amlak as Emperor of Ethiopia, inaugurating the Solomonic dynasty and the Ethiopian Empire (also known as Abyssinia).
Lebna Dengel, nəgusä nägäst (emperor) of Ethiopia and a member of the Solomonic dynasty.. The emperor of Ethiopia (Ge'ez: ንጉሠ ነገሥት, romanized: nəgusä nägäst, "King of Kings"), also known as the Atse (Amharic: ዐፄ, "emperor"), was the hereditary ruler of the Ethiopian Empire, from at least the 13th century until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975.