Yekuno Amlak - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Zagwe Dynasty: Encyclopedia - Zagwe Dynasty
The Zagwe Dynasty ruled Ethiopia from the end of the Kingdom of Axum to 1270, when Yekuno Amlak defeated and killed the last Zagwe king i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Aksum: Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Aksum
The Kingdom of Aksum (or Axum), was an important trading nation in northeastern Africa, growing from ca. 5th century BC to become an impo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1270: Encyclopedia - 1270
For broader historical context, see 1270s and 13th century. 1270 - Events. 1270 - Europe. December - Crucial aspects of the philosoph...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Zagwe Dynasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Zagwe Dynasty - History
The Zagwe dynasty came from a Christian princely family of the Agaw people. The number of kings belonging to this dynasty are uncertain: ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Takla Haymanot: Encyclopedia Ii - Takla Haymanot - Later Career
The first significant point in his life was when Takla Haymanot, at the age of 30, travelled north to settle at the monastery of Iyasus M...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Aksum: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Aksum - Foreign Relations And Economy
Aksum traded with India and Rome (later Byzantium, a strong cultural influence on Aksum), exporting ivory, tortoise shell, gold and emera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - The Period Of The Princes
This era was, on one hand, a religious conlict between settling Muslims and traditional Christians, between nationalities they represente...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1270s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1270s - War And Politics
1270s - Europe. 1271 - July 2 - Kings Otakar II of Bohemia and Stephen V of Hungary sign the first Peace of Pressburg, settling terri...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kebra Nagast: Encyclopedia Ii - Kebra Nagast - Early Portuguese Translations
One of the earliest collections of documents of Ethiopia came through the writings of Francisco Alvarez, official envoy which king Manuel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Aksum: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Aksum - Foreign Relations And Economy
Aksum traded with India and Rome (later Byzantium, a strong cultural influence on Aksum), exporting ivory, tortoise shell, gold and emera...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Of Ethiopia - Succession
Succession to the throne at the death of the monarch could be claimed by any male blood relative of the Emperor: sons, brothers, uncles o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1270: Encyclopedia Ii - 1270 - Events
1270 - Europe. December - Crucial aspects of the philosophy of Averroism (itself based on Aristotle's works) are banned by the Catholi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1270s: Encyclopedia Ii - 1270s - Culture
1270s - Science literature and industry. 1270 - Witelo translates Alhazen's 200-year-old treatise on optics, Kitab al-Manazir, from Ar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Takla Haymanot: Encyclopedia Ii - Takla Haymanot - Later Traditions
Takla Haymanot is frequently represented as an old man with wings on his back and only one leg visible. There are a number of explanation...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - The Ethiopian Dark Ages
About 1000 (presumably c 960), a non-Christian princess, Judith, conceived the design of murdering all the members of the royal family, a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Aksum: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Aksum - Society Structure
The Aksumite people represented a mix of Cushitic speaking people in Ethiopia and Semitic speaking people in southern Arabia, who settled...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Aksum: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Aksum - Cultural Achievements
The Kingdom of Aksum developed its own alphabet (Geez or Ge'ez). Under King Ezana, the kingdom adopted Christianity in place of its forme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Aksum: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Aksum - Society Structure
The Aksumite people represented a mix of Cushitic and Semitic speaking people in Ethiopia and southern Arabia. The Aksumite kings had the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - Leaving The Medieval World
Under the Emperors Tewodros II (1855 - 1868), Yohannes IV (1872 - 1889), and Menelek II (1889 - 1913), the kingdom began to emerge from i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Aksum: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Aksum - Cultural Achivements
The Kingdom of Aksum developed its own alphabet (Geez or Ge'ez). Under King Ezana, the kingdom adopted Christianity in place of its forme...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - Portuguese Influence
Under the Solomonid dynasty, the chief provinces became Tigray (northern), Amhara (central) and Shewa (southern). The seat of government,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Takla Haymanot: Encyclopedia Ii - Takla Haymanot - Early Life
Takla Haymanot was born in the district of Bulga on the eastern edge of Shewa, the son of the priest Sagaz Ab ("Gift of Faith") and his w...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - Interactions With European Colonial Powers
Ethiopia stands with Liberia as one of the two places in Africa which were never colonized by European powers (if one excludes the brief ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - Leaving The Medieval World
Under the Emperors Tewodros II (1855 - 1868), Yohannes IV (1872 - 1889), and Menelik II (1889 - 1913), the kingdom began to emerge from i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - The Period Of The Princes
This bitter religious conflict contributed to hostility toward foreign Christians and Europeans, which persisted into the 20th century an...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - Portuguese Influence
Under the Solomonid dynasty, the chief provinces became Tigray (northern), Amhara (central) and Shewa (southern). The seat of government,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - Modern History
In 1930, after the empress died, Ras Tafari Makonnen, adopting the throne name Haile Selassie, was crowned emperor. His reign was interru...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - The Axumite Kingdom
Main article: Kingdom of Aksum The first verifiable kingdom of great power to rise in Ethiopia was that of Axum in the first century CE. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Of Ethiopia - Ideology
The Emperors of Ethiopia derived their right to rule based on two claims: their descent from the kings of Axum, and their descent from Me...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Emperor Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - Emperor Of Ethiopia - History
The Solomonid dynasty ruled Ethiopia from 13th century until 1974, with only a couple of usurpers. The most significant usurper was Kassa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - Earliest History
Ethiopia has seen human habitation for longer than almost anywhere else in the world, with modern homo sapiens perhaps evolving there. Th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of Ethiopia: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of Ethiopia - The Ethiopian Dark Ages
About 1000, a non-Christian princess, Judith, conceived the design of murdering all the members of the royal family, and of establishing ...   » Read the article