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Andreyas () was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1429 to 1430, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a son of Yeshaq I, succeeded his father when he was very young. According to Al-Maqrizi, his reign lasted only four months, whereas the short chronicles states he reigned for a period of six months. His uncle Takla Maryam reigned after him.

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Royalty.name
Andreyas
Royalty.succession
Emperor of Ethiopia
Royalty.reign
September 1429 – March 1430
Royalty.predecessor
Yeshaq I
Royalty.successor
Takla Maryam
Royalty.house
House of Solomon
Royalty.father
Yeshaq I
Royalty.death_date
March 1430
Royalty.religion
Ethiopian Orthodox Church

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Andreyas () was Emperor of Ethiopia from 1429 to 1430, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was a son of Yeshaq I, succeeded his father when he was very young. According to Al-Maqrizi, his reign lasted only four months, whereas the short chronicles states he reigned for a period of six months. His uncle Takla Maryam reigned after him.

The British explorer James Bruce, who wrote one of the earliest European histories of Abyssinia, reports little more than Andreyas was buried with his father at the Tadbaba Maryam monastery.

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