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ETHIOPIA

The Solomonic Dynasty

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1667 - 1682 H.M. Elect of God, Emperor A’alaf Seggad [Sadiqu Yohannes Qedus Za Tadda] [Yohannes I], King of Kings of Ethiopia, Nubia, Enarya and all the kingdoms of Saba. b. at Tadda, fourth son of H.M. Elect of God, Emperor ‘Alam Seggad [Sultan Seggad II], King of Kings of Ethiopia, by his wife, Woizero Ihata Krestos, educ. privately. Imprisoned by his father at the Beta Afras in Gondar. Proclaimed on the death of his father, 18^thOctober 1667. Crowned as A’alaf Seggad (‘He to whom thousands bow’). m. October 1667, H.M. Empress (Itege) A’alaf Mogassa (d. at Hamad Bar, 13^thJanuary 1690, bur. Arwa Mariam Church, Masraha island, Lake Tana), née Sabla Wangel, crowned as Empress A’alaf Mogassa, at Gondar, 25^th December 1667, widow of his late father, H.M. Elect of God, Emperor ‘Alam Seggad [Sultan Seggad II], King of Kings of Ethiopia, daughter of Prince Gabre Maskal, of the Madabay, by his wife, a sister (or half-sister) of Emperor ‘Alam Seggad [Sultan Seggad II]. He d. at Gondar, 19^th July 1682 (bur. at the Arwa Mariam Church, Masraha island, Lake Tana), having had issue, ten sons and five daughters:

1) Prince (Abetahun) Yostos. b. before 1654, educ. privately. Aggafari of Semien 1672-1676, and Governor of Gondar. He d. from illness, while on campaign, at Aringo, 10^th June 1676 (or at Dangula-Meda, 9^th May 1676?) (bur. at the Arwa Mariam Church, Masraha island, Lake Tana).
2) Prince (Abetahun) Qalag. Baptised as Isayas. Banished to Mount Wahni 3^rd August 1682. He was k. by lightening, at Mount Wahni, 28^th June 1693 (bur. Arwa Mariam Church, Masraha island, Lake Tana).
3) Prince (Abetahun) Iyasu, succeeded as Elect of God, Emperor Adyam Seggad I [Iyasu the Great], King of Kings of Ethiopia (s/o Empress A'alaf Mogassa) - see below.
4) Prince (Abetahun) Tewoflos, succeeded as Elect of God, Emperor Asrar Seggad I, King of Kings of Ethiopia (s/o Empress A'alaf Mogassa) - see below.
5) Prince (Abetahun) Galawdewos [Keladji]. Banished to Mount Wahni before 1690.
6) Prince (Abetahun) Simeon. Banished to Mount Wahni. He d. at Mount Wahni, before October 1683 (bur. Arwa Mariam Church, Masraha island, Lake Tana).
7) Prince (Abetahun) Aneste (s/o Empress A'alaf Mogassa). Banished to Mount Wahni before 1690. He d. 3^rd October 1707.
8) ?Prince (Abetahun) Tewodros. Banished to Mount Wahni ca. 1692.
9) ?Prince (Abetahun) Yishaq. Banished to Mount Wahni ca. 1692.
10) ?Prince (Abetahun) Andryas. Banished to Mount Wahni ca. 1692.
1) Princess (Woizero) Amlakawit (d/o Empress A'alaf Mogassa). m. Basha Wolde Giyorgis (possibly the same as Basha Wolde Giyorgis of Kuolla, d. 6^th July 1723, bur. in the Royal Mausoleum, Dabra Berhan Selassie Church, Gondar). She d. from illness, at Sadda, Masraha island, 3^rd March 1669 (bur. Arwa Mariam Church, Masraha island, Lake Tana), having had issue:
- a) Prince (Abetahun) Delba Iyasus (s/o Wolde Giyorgis). Dejazmatch of Tigray. m. Woizero Walatta Hawaryot. He had issue, two sons:
  - i) H.H. Ras Yostos, Viceroy (Enderasse) of the Empire, who succeeded as H.M. Elect of God, Emperor Tsahai Seggad, King of Kings of Ethiopia - see below.
  - ii) Prince (Abetahun) Kirillos (Qerellos, brother of Yostos). Hed. before 9^th September 1705 (bur. Gannata Giyorgis).
- a) Princess (Woizero) Walatta Haymanot. She d. in Temben, while on a journey to Gondar from Endarta, 22^nd July 1684.
- b) Princess (Woizero) Sabla Wangel (s/o Wolde Giyorgis). m. Ato Mammo Arsi, eldest son of Arsi Takla Giyorgis, Shum Selatabba, by his wife, Immata Mammit, daughter of Takla Mariam, Shum Temben. She had issue, four sons and one daughter:
  - i) Abeto Gabre Mikael.
  - ii) Abeto Kinfu Mikael.
  - iii) Abeto Tewkelta Mikael.
  - iv) Abeto Faqarta Mikael. Copyright© Christopher Buyers
  - i) Woizero Walatta Mikael. m. Shum Wolde Kirkos, Shum Temben. She had issue, two sons (ancestor of Emperor Yohannes IV):
    - (1)Shum Wolde Mikael, Shum Temben. He had issue, three sons:
      - (a) Shum Wolde Kidan, Shum Temben. m. Immata Ya-Worq Weha, daughter of Kale Kristos, by his wife, Woizero Galilawit, younger daughter of H.H. Ras Bitwodad Mikael Sehul Isqias, Prince of Tigray and Viceroy of the Empire. He had issue:
        
        (i) Dejazmatch Mirtcha Wolde Kidan, Shum Temben. He had issue - see Ethiopia (Tigray).
      - (b) Shum Tasfay, Shum Temben. He had issue:
        
        (i) Woizero Engeda. m. Yohannes Iyasu, of Dara. She had issue:
        
        1. Dejazmatch Wahid.
        
        2. Fitawrari Wolde Negus.
    - (2) Shum Temben Wolde Selassie.
2) Princess (Woizero) Eleni (d/o Empress A'alaf Mogassa). Governess of Simien 1682. Exiled to Tankal July 1706. m. before 3^rd May 1698, Za Manfas Kidus, son of Fitawrari Wolde Krestos. She d. at the Sehra Mangest, Guzara-Emferaz, ca. 18^th January 1708, having had issue, two sons and a daughter:
- a) Prince (Abetahun) Na'od.
- b) Prince (Abetahun) Wolde Giyorgis. He d. from syphilis, before 19^th April 1705.
- a) A daughter. m. (as his first wife?) Bajirond Iyasus Moa (k. November/December 1705), son of Prince Tewodosyos, son of Emperor 'Alam Seggad - see above.
3) Princess (Woizero) Amata Iyasus (d/o Empress A'alaf Mogassa). She d. 13^th June 1712.
4) Princess (Woizero) Dengal Sawana. b. ca. 1665. She d. before 25^th October 1677 (bur. at Abba Tatampo Monastery, Gazige, December 1678).
5) Another d/o Empress A'alaf Mogassa. She was k. with her husband, by her brother, for attempted rebellion, before January 1690

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