Sarwe Iyasus

Summary

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
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign1433
PredecessorTakla Maryam
SuccessorAmda Iyasus
DynastyHouse of Solomon
FatherTakla Maryam
ReligionEthiopian 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]

References edit

  1. ^ Budge, A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia, 1928 (Oosterhout, the Netherlands: Anthropological Publications, 1970), p. 303.
  2. ^ James Bruce, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1805 edition), vol. 3, p. 98
Regnal titles
Preceded by Emperor of Ethiopia
1433
Succeeded by