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Tewodros II
Emperor of Ethiopia (1818–1868)
House of Solomon
former Imperial House of Ethiopia
Yohannes IV
Emperor of Ethiopia from 1871 to 1889
Menelik I
Emperor of Ethiopia
Zagwe dynasty
dynasty centered around Lalibela, ruling large parts of the territory from about 900 to 1270
Gebre Mesqel Lalibela
Ethiopean Emperor
Emperor of Ethiopia
hereditary rulers of the Ethiopian Empire
Amda Seyon I
Emperor of Ethiopia,
Tekle Haymanot
ruler of Ethiopia
Tewodros I
Emperor of Ethiopia
Sarsa Dengel
Ethiopian Emperor
Tatadim
Tatadim () also known as Tantawedem, was a king of the Zagwe dynasty. According to Taddesse Tamrat, he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot. His throne name was Solomon.
Jan Seyum
king of Ethiopia in the 11th century
Germa Seyum
ruler of Ethiopia
Na'akueto La'ab
ruler of Ethiopia
Yetbarak
Yetbarak (Ge’ez: ይትባረክ) was a King of the Zagwe dynasty. According to Taddesse Tamrat, he was the son of Lalibela.
Yemrehana Krestos
ruler of Ethiopia
Kedus Harbe
Emperor of Ethiopia
Na'od
'''Na'od () was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1494 to 31 July 1507, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. His regnal name was Anbasa Bazar'''. His reign was marked by internal tension between territories with the assistance of Queen Eleni. He began construct an extravagant church in Amhara province, called Mekane Selassie. The church was completed by his successor Dawit II in 1530.
Harbai
Harbai was a King (negus) of Ethiopia. The Paris Chronicle and a manuscript Pedro Páez and Manuel de Almeida saw at Axum, list him as the last of the Zagwe dynasty. He is considered the ancestor of the kings of the Ethiopian province of Lasta.
Mairari
Mairari was negus of Ethiopia, and some records list him as a member of the Zagwe dynasty. Little is known about his reign, which E.A. Wallis Budge states lasted 15 or 18 years. Budge wrote that Mairari died around 1308; other authorities date his death before 1270, when Yekuno Amlak became ruler.