Amda Seyon II was negus negust (1494) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. He was the infant son of Eskander, and a second wife of Eskander's father Baeda Maryam. The Emperor of Ethiopia (Amharic ንጉሠáŠáŒˆáˆ¥á‰µ, niguse negest, King of Kings) was the hereditary ruler of Ethiopia until the abolition of the monarchy in 1975. ... Events January 25 - Alfonso II becomes King of Naples. ... The Solomonid dynasty is the traditional royal house of Ethiopia, claming descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, who is said to have given birth to the traditional first king Menelik I after her Biblically-described visit to Solomon in Jerusalem. ... Eskander (or Alexander) (1472 - 1494) was negus (1478 - 1494) of Ethiopia (throne name Constantine II), and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. ... Baeda Maryam (He who is in the Hand of Mary) (1448 - 1478) was negus (1468 - 1478) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. ...
Amda Seyon quickly became the pawn in the struggle for control of the throne, which ended in his death, and the ascension of Na'od. As Taddesse Tamrat writes, "Amda-Seyon's reign lasted for only six months, and even the hagiographer betrays a sense of great relief at the announcement of his death."1 Naod was negus (1494 - 1508) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. ...
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Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 293.
AmdaSeyon ("Pillar of Zion") was the name of two rulers of Ethiopia The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia (Amharic ኢትዮጵያ Ityop'iya) is a country situated in the Horn of Africa.
AmdaSeyonIIAmdaSeyonII was negus negust (1494) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty.
AmdaSeyon quickly became the pawn in the struggle for control of the throne, which ended in his death, and the acension of Na'od.
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