Tatadim Knowpia

Tatadim
Tatadim
King of Zagwe dynasty
Reign	1013 – 1056
Predecessor	Zena Petros
Successor	Jan Seyum
Dynasty	Zagwe dynasty
Father	Mara Takla Haymanot
Mother	Masoba Warq
Religion	Ethiopian Orthodox Church

Tatadim (Ge'ez: ታታዲም) also known as Tantawedem, was King of Zagwe dynasty. According to Taddesse Tamrat, he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot.

Reign edit

Tatadim's name appears in second place in the long lists of the Zagwe kings.^[1] Taddesse Tamrat states that he was the oldest known son of Mara Takla Haymanot.^[2]

According to the Gadla Yemrehana Krestos, Tatadim made efforts to secure the succession of kingship for his sons, taking actions against his brothers Jan Seyum and Germa Seyum. The Agaw law of inheritance dictated that his brothers should be his successors, a problem that plagued the Zagwe kings.^[3]

References edit

^ G.W.B. Huntingford, "'The Wealth of Kings' and the End of the Zāguē Dynasty", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 28 (1965), p. 10
^ Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.
^ Taddesse Tamrat, p. 61.

Regnal titles
Preceded by Mara Takla Haymanot	Emperor of Ethiopia	Succeeded by Jan Seyum

[1] G.W.B. Huntingford, "'The Wealth of Kings' and the End of the Zāguē Dynasty", Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, 28 (1965), p. 10

[2] Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.

[3] Taddesse Tamrat, p. 61.

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