ZAGWE

ETHIOPIA

The Zagwe Dynasty

GENEALOGY

16 - 919 AD Mara Takla Haymanot

919 - 959 AD Tatadim

959 - 999 AD Jan Seyum

999 - 1039 Germa Seyum

1039 - 1079 Yemrehana Krestos

1079 - 1119 Kedus Harbe

1119 - 1159 Lalibela

1159 - 1207 Na'akueto La'ab

1207 - 1247 Yetbarak

1247 - 1262 Mairari

1262 - 1270 Harbai

The Zagwe continued to rule in Lasta until ca. 1330, and provided the governors of that province, thereafter.

Wagshum Kinfu. He had issue:

1) Waghsum Wossen - see below.
2) Woizero Kinfu. She had issue, two sons:
- a) Wagshum Gabre Medhin - see below.
- b) Wagshum Woldu, who had issue, a daughter:
  - i) Woizero Setechign. m. Lij Fantahun, a direct descendant of Emperor Adyam Seggad I [Iyasu the Great], through his daughter Woizero Amata Selassie. She had issue, a son:
    - (1) Lij Alemayehu.

Waghsum Tafari Wossen (first time) - see below.

Wagshum Gabre Medhin, son of a daughter of Wagshum Kinfu. Governor of Lasta 18xx-1858. m. (first) Woizero Aitchesh (m. second, Dejazmatch Wolde Kirkos, of Wadla, by whom she had further issue), sister of Dejazmatch Mashasha, of Lasta, and a descendant of Princess Imete Yeworq Weha, of Geza, of the Solomonic line. m. (second) … He was k. (hanged) on the Plain of Zebit, by Emperor Tewodorus II, March 1858, having had issue, two sons and a daughter:

1) Wagshum Gobaze Gabre Medhin, who succeeded as H.M. Takla Giyorgis II, Elect of God and King of Kings of Ethiopia (s/o Woizero Aitchesh) - see below.
2) Wagshum Biru Gabre Medhin (s/o Woizero Aitchesh) - see below.
1) Woizero Laqetch (d/o the second wife). m. November 1870, H.H. Negus Takla Haymanot , King of Gojjam (d. at Debra Worq, 10^th January 1910), alias Ras Adal Tessemma, son of Dejazmatch Tesemma Goshu, by his wife, Woizero Meelad [Meskab], daughter of Wolde Sehul. She had issue, one daughter - see Ethiopia (Gondar).

1868 - 1871 H.M. Emperor Takla Giyorgis II, Elect of God and King of Kings of Ethiopia. b. ca.1836, as Gobaze Gabre Medhin, eldest son of Waghsum Gabre Medhin, Governor of Lasta, by his wife, Woizero Aitchesh, educ. privately. Succeeded his father as Waghsum and Governor of Lasta 1858. Assumed the title of Emperor 11^th June 1868. Crowned at Debre Zebit, August 1868. Defeated and deposed at the battle of Assam, near Adowa, 11^th July 1871. Imprisoned with his sons at Amba Abba Gerima.. m. (first) Woizero … m. (second) at Tigray, 1866, H.M. Empress (Itege) Dinqinash (b. 1833; m. second, Ras Bitwoded Gabre Kidane Zammu, and d. at Mekele, August 1907), and daughter of Dejazmatch Mirtcha Wolde Kidane, Shum Temben, sister of H.I.M. Emperor Yohannes IV. He d. in captivity at Amba Abba Gerima, 1872, having had issue, two sons and a daguhter:

1) Ras Abera Takla Giyorgis. b. ca.1850 (s/o the first wife), educ. privately. He d. ca.1900, having had issue, one son:
- a) Lij … Abera.
2) Dejazmatch Seyum Takla Giyorgis (s/o Empress Dinqinash).
1) Woizero Beletech. m. 1867, Ras Desta Tadla, Prince of Gojjam (k. by Ras Adal, at Anqetch, 14^th July 1874), son of Dejazmatch Tadla Gwalu, Ruler of Gojjam - see Ethiopia (Gojjam).

1868 - 1873 Waghsum Tafari Wossen, son of Waghsum Wossen. Replaced by Wagshum Gabre Medhin. Imprisoned at Magdala until 1868. Freed by British forces and reappointed 1868. He d. on campaign in Gojjam, December 1873, having had issue, a son:

1) Waghsum Kabada Tafari - see below.

1874 - 1877 & 1905 Waghsum Kabada Tafari. Succeeded on the death of his father, December 1873. Deposed October 1877. Restored by Menelik II, ca. 21^st January 1905. He had issue, a son:

1) Dejazmatch Hailu Kabada. He was k. (beheaded) by the Italians, ca. 1936, having had issue:
- a) Lij Wossen Hailu Kabada.

1877 - 1897 Wagshum Biru Gabre Medhin, younger son of Wagshum Gabre Medhin, son of a daughter of Wagshum Kinfu. Governor of Lasta 18xx-1858. m. (first) Woizero Aitchesh. Served under Emperors Yohannes IV and Menelik II. He d. 1897, having had issue:

1) Wagshum Gwangul Biru - see belw.

1897 - 1904 Wagshum Gwangul Biru. He d. at Quorum, September 1904.

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