Amda Seyon II

Summary

Amda Seyon II (Ge'ez: ዐምደ ጽዮን) was Emperor of Ethiopia briefly during 1494, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the infant son of Eskender and a second wife of Eskender's father Baeda Maryam I.

Amda Seyon II
ዐምደ ጽዮን
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign7 May 1494 – 26 October 1494
PredecessorEskender
SuccessorNa'od
DynastyHouse of Solomon
FatherEskender
MotherBaeda Maryam I

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]

Notes edit

  1. ^ Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 293.
Regnal titles
Preceded by Emperor of Ethiopia
1494
Succeeded by