Sarwe Iyasus (Ge'ez: ሣርወ ኢየሱስ), throne name Mehreka Nañ (Ge'ez: ምሕርከ ናኝ), was Emperor of Ethiopia in 1433, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the older son of Takla Maryam.
Sarwe Iyasus ሣርወ ኢየሱስ | |
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Emperor of Ethiopia | |
Reign | 1433 |
Predecessor | Takla Maryam |
Successor | Amda Iyasus |
Dynasty | House of Solomon |
Father | Takla Maryam |
Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
According to E. A. Wallis Budge, Sarwe Iyasus ruled for either four or eight months, and died of plague.[1] According to James Bruce, some of the Ethiopian lists of rulers omit his name.[2]