Dawit I was negus (1382 - 1413) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty. He was the younger son of Newaya Krestos. Negus is the Amharic word for king. The term negus negust means king of kings, or Emperor. ... Events End of the reign of Emperor Go-Enyu of Japan, fifth and last of the Northern Ashikaga Pretenders Emperor Go-Komatsu ascends to the throne of Japan John Wyclifs teachings are condemned by the Synod of London. ... Events March 20 - Henry V becomes King of England Project of Annals of Joseon Dynasty began. ... 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. ...

Taddesse Tamrat discusses a tradition that early in his reign Dawit campaigned against Egypt, reaching as far north as Aswan; in response the Emir forced the Patriarch of Alexandria, Matthew I, to send a deputation to Dawit to retire back into his kingdom. Taddesse concludes, "There seems to be little or no doubt that, on the eve of the advent of the Burji dynasty of Mamluk Egypt, King Dawit had in fact led his troops beyond the northern frontiers of his kingdom, and created much havoc among the Muslim inhabitants of the area who had been within the sphere of influence of Egypt since the thirteenth century."¹ Aswan (أسوان Aswān) (24 05 N 32 56 E, population 200,000) is a city in the south of Egypt, the capital of the governorate of the same name. ... The Patriarch of Alexandria is the bishop of Alexandria, Egypt. ... The Burji dynasty ruled Egypt from 1382 until 1517. ... An Ottoman Mamluk, from 1810 Mamluks (or Mameluks or Mamelukes) (the Arabic word usually translates as owned, singular: مملوك plural: مماليك) comprised slave soldiers used by the Muslim Caliphs and the Ottoman Empire, and who on more than one occasion seized power for themselves. ...

Dawit was an enthusiastic Christian. He dealt with a revolt of the Falasha in Tigray, and encouraged missionary work in Gojjam. The term Christian means belonging to Christ and is derived from the Greek noun Χριστός Khristós which means anointed one, which is itself a translation of the Hebrew word Moshiach (Hebrew: משיח, also written Messiah), (and in Arabic it is pronounced Maseeh مسيح). ... The Beta Israel (or House of Israel), known by outsiders by the pejorative term Falasha or Falash Mura (exiles or strangers) are Jews of Ethiopian origin. ... Tigray is the northern-most of the nine ethnic divisions (kililoch) of Ethiopia. ... Gojjam, or Gojam, was a province in the north-eastern part of Ethiopia, with its capital city at Debra Markos. ...

He confronted the problem of Muslim marauders on his eastern border by invading Adal several times. In 1403 he pursued the Sultan of Adal, Sa'ad-ad-Din to Zeila, where he killed Sa'ad-ad-Din, and sacked Zeila. A Muslim is a believer in or follower of Islam. ... This article is about the African sultanate. ... Events July 21 - Battle of Shrewsbury. ... Saylac (also Seyla`, Seelaac, Zeila, Zeyla, Zeylac, Zayla, Séyla‘, Seylac, 11. ...

A noted horseman, Dawit was killed when he was kicked in the head by a horse. Binomial name Equus caballus The Horse (Equus caballus) is a large ungulate mammal, one of the seven modern species of the genus Equus. ...

References

1. Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p.255