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	Solomonic dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Solomonic dynasty is the traditional royal house of Ethiopia, claiming descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, who is said to have given birth to the traditional first king Menelik I after her Biblically-described visit to Solomon in Jerusalem.
		The dynasty, a bastion of Ethiopian Orthodox Christianity, came to rule Ethiopia in 1270 when Yekuno Amlak overthrew the last ruler of the Zagwe dynasty.
		The women of the dynasty were released by the Derg regime from prison in 1989, and the men were released in 1990.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Solomonid_dynasty (547 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Zagwe dynasty
		Unlike the the practice of later rulers of Ethiopia, Taddesse Tamrat argues that under the Zagwe dynasty the order of succession was that of brother succeeding brother as king, based on the Agew laws of inheritance.
		However the name of the last king of this dynasty is lost -- the surviving chronicles and oral traditions give his name as Za-Ilmaknun, which is clearly a pseudonym (Taddesse Tamrat translates it as "The Unknown, the hidden one"), employed soon after his reign by the victorious Solomonid dynasty in an act of damnatio memoriae.
		However the name of the last king of this dynasty is lost -- the surviving chronicles and oral traditions give his name as Za-Ilmaknun, which is clearly a pseudonym (Taddesse Tamrat translates it as "The Unknown, the hidden one"), employed soon after his reign by the victorious Solomonic dynasty in an act of damnatio memoriae.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Zagwe-dynasty (783 words)

	Ethiopia - MSN Encarta
		By the 2nd century ad the victors had established the kingdom of Āksum, ruled by the Solomonid dynasty, which claimed direct descent from the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba.
		Early in the 10th century the dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the Zagwe dynasty, the ruling family of a region on the central plateau known as Lasta.
		From around 1260 the Solomonids gradually succeeded in reasserting their authority over much of Ethiopia, although Muslims retained control of the coastal area and the south-east.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761573854_7/Ethiopia.html (1357 words)

	Wonders of the African World - Episodes - The Holy Land
		They were never accepted by the old regime, and the powerful abbots of the northern monasteries, especially Debra Damo, succeeded in replacing them with a king who claimed descent from King Solomon (the Solomonid Dynasty).
		Thirteen churches can still be seen in the rock, an astonishing variety of passages leading deep into the hillside, revealing hidden chapels and sanctuaries where the ancient faith is preserved by priests and monks, and the bodies of thousands of devoted pilgrims were carefully stored until the end of the world.
		As the emperors of the Solomonid dynasty conquered the neighboring regions, they brought large numbers of people who were pagan or Muslim under Christian control.
	www.pbs.org /wonders/Episodes/Epi4/holy_2.htm (1119 words)

	History - Ethiopia - Africa
		The kingdom was ruled by the Solomonid dynasty, so called because the kings claimed direct descent from the biblical king Solomon and the queen of Sheba.
		Early in the 10th century the Solomonid dynasty was overthrown and replaced by the Zagwe dynasty, the ruling family of a region on the central plateau known as Lasta.
		Regaining control of the country around or after 1260, the Solomonids gradually succeeded in reasserting their authority over much of Ethiopia, although Muslims retained control of the coastal area and the southeast.
	www.countriesquest.com /africa/ethiopia/history.htm (232 words)

	CalendarHome.com - 1270s - Calendar Encyclopedia
		Election of Rudolph I of Germany as King of Germany over Otakar II of Bohemia in 1273 led to open war in 1276 and Otakar's death in 1278 at the climactic Battle of Marchfeld.
		The Mongol Empire continued its expansion to the east, conquering the Song Dynasty of China by the end of the decade and subjugating most of continental Asia.
		1271 - The Nakhi kingdom of the northern Himalayan foothills is annexed by the Mongol Empire's Yuan Dynasty.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /1270s.htm (2776 words)

	Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Zagwe dynasty"
		It is thought to derive its name from the Agaw people, meaning "Agaw" (adj.) or literally "of Agaw" (ze meaning "of" in Ge'ez, the language of the liturgy and court).
		The number of kings belonging to this dynasty are uncertain: Ethiopian King Lists provide from five to 16 names belonging to this dynasty, who ruled for a total of either 133 or 333 years (other possibilities include 137 years, 250 years, and 373 years).
		All agree that the founding king was Mara Takla Haymanot, son-in-law of the last king of Axum, Dil Na'od.
	www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=zagwe_dynasty (295 words)

	Emperor of Ethiopia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Solomonid dynasty ruled Ethiopia until 1974, with only a couple of usurpers.
		Menelik's successors ruled the country until the military coup in 1974 with the exception of the years 1936 - 1941, when the country was under Italian occupation and Victor Emmanuel III claimed the title, a claim which was disputed by the international community.
		The last Solomonid monarch to reign over Ethiopia was Amha Selassie, who was offered the throne by the Derg after his father Haile Selassie's deposition September 12, 1974.
	88.208.194.172 /wiki/index.php/Emperor_of_Ethiopia (1106 words)

	Solomonid dynasty - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Solomonid dynasty is the traditional royal house of Ethiopia, claiming descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, who is said to have given birth to the traditional first king Menelik I after her Biblically-described visit to Solomon in Jerusalem.
		The identification of Ethiopia with Biblical Sheba, and particularly the traditional accounts of the dynasty's founding are not universally acknowledged.
		It continued to rule Ethiopia until 1974, when the last emperor, Haile Selassie, was deposed.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/o/l/Solomonid_dynasty.html (122 words)

	Africa - MSN Encarta
		The Solomonid dynasty succeeded Zagwe in the 13th century and established a monarchy and a political system that remained intact until the 20th century.
		A new capital city was built at Alexandria, which, within a few centuries, became the greatest trading center of the ancient world.
		The Greeks founded the Ptolemaic dynasty of Egyptian pharaohs, which persisted until the Roman Empire conquered Egypt in 31 bc.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761572628_24/Africa.html (921 words)

	CalendarHome.com - 1270 - Calendar Encyclopedia
		In Korea, the Sambyeolcho Rebellion begins against the Goryeo Dynasty, a puppet government of the Mongol Empire.
		The ancient city of Ashkelon is captured from the crusader states and utterly destroyed by the Mamluk sultan Baibars, who goes so far as to fill in its important harbor, leaving the site desolate and the city never to be rebuilt.
		Yekuno Amlak overthrows the Ethiopian Zagwe dynasty, claims the throne and establishes the Solomonid dynasty (approximate date).
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /1270.htm (561 words)

	PLAYAHATA.COM
		It is unknown whether the Zagwe dynasty was a descendant of the Solomonic dynasty or whether Gudit herself founded it.
		The 2,000 year- old Solomonid dynasty was kept from the throne for another 300 years thereafter by the Zagwes dynasty of which Gudit was a part or perhaps even founded.
		Although condemned by the returning Solominids as inept and brutal, it is actually thought that Gudit and the Zagwes were quite as capable at ruling as they were conquering.
	www.playahata.com /pages/bhfigures/bhfigures4.html (504 words)

	Tewoflos of Ethiopia - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Tewoflos or Theophilus (Ge'ez ቴዎፍሎስ, throne name Walda Ambasa, Ge'ez ወልደ አምበሳ, "son of the lion") was nəgusä nägäst (1 July 1708 – 14 October 1711) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty.
		Tewoflos became king following the murder of his nephew Tekle Haymanot I, and sought to punish all involved in the death of his brother Iyasu I. He accused his late nephew Emperor Tekle Haymanot of regicide and patricide, and Tekle Haymanot has been known as Irgum ("Cursed") ever since.
		Tewoflos of Ethiopia, Notes, Emperors of Ethiopia and Solomonid dynasty.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Tewoflos_of_Ethiopia (227 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Na'od
		Events February - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor attacks Venice June 6 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three year truce and cede several territories to Venice December 10 - League of Cambrai formed as an alliance against Venice between...
		People stubs The Imperial Dynasty of the Emperors of Ethiopia is one of the oldest in the World, if not the oldest.
		Dawit II or David II, better known by his throne name Lebna Dengel (1501 - September 2, 1540) was negus (1508 - 1540) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Solomonid dynasty.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Na%27od (291 words)

	Unique Facts about Africa: Ethiopia
		The line of rulers descended from the Axumite kings was broken several times: first by Queen Judith around 950, then by the Zagwe dynasty.
		Around 1270, the Solomonid dynasty came to control Ethiopia, claiming descent from the kings of Axum.
		They called themselves negus negusti ("king of kings," or Emperor), basing their claims on their direct descent from Solomon and the queen of Sheba.
	www.sheppardsoftware.com /Africaweb/factfile/africauniquefact7.htm (599 words)

	Ethics of Africa and America 30 BC-1453 by Sanderson Beck
		Opposition to the Zagwe dynasty came from a monastic school on an island of Lake Hayq in Amhara led by Yekunno-Amlak.
		Thus in 1270 Yekunno-Amlak claimed to be restoring the ancient Solomonid dynasty.
		The Cocom dynasty was massacred as Mayapan was destroyed in a revolt led by Ah Xupan Xiu in 1441.
	www.san.beck.org /AB1-AfricaAmerica.html (9788 words)

	L27 App III: Oldest Dynasties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The Solomonids of Ethiopia, who have ruled for 480+ years.
		Cynaning Dynasty of the New Roman Empire (c.450-)
		Skioldung Dynasty of the Nordic Orthodox Church (c.500-)
	www.throneworld.com /lords/lote27/Dynasties.html (71 words)

	Going Inside the Oromo Galma Qallu and the Ethiopian Orthodox Church
		The Amharic language is believed to have been spoken since the rise of the Solomonid Dynasty in Shawa in 1270 A.D. This suggests that before that time, there were no people called Amhara and no language called Amharic.
		In addition, one may wonder what advantage he and his descendants had to influence the local society among whom he settled to be able to find a Semitic Solomonid Dynasty in their midst.
		What is for sure is that the Aksumite Dynasty had a literati society with a writing system using Geeze, Orthodox Christianity as well as the Kibre Negest, which roughly means Glory of Kings and is a manuscript used for ruling over the subject people.
	www.voicefinfinne.org /English/Column/Galma_EOC.htm (2153 words)

	Yekuno Amlak of Ethiopia Summary
		Much of what has been written about the restoration of the Solomonic dynasty was in fact written several centuries later and is largely apocryphal.
		According to traditions in manuscripts written after the 13th century, the Solomonic kings, whose ancestry was traced back to Solomon and Sheba, had been ousted by a northern dynasty known as the Zagwe about the 10th century.
		However, the Solomonic kings managed to maintain their dynasty in the Shoa Province of central Ethiopia while the Zagwe ruled from Lasta in the north.
	www.bookrags.com /Yekuno_Amlak_of_Ethiopia (950 words)

	PLAYAHATA.COM
		The Solomonid dynasty was put off the throne and hunted down.
		According to Coptic sources, numerous churches were destroyed and Christians killed in Gudit's conquering of Askum and the founding of the Zagwe dynasties.
		In November 1930 Ras Tafari Makonnen was crowned Haile Selassie I, Power of the Holy Trinity, 225th Emperor of the Solomonic Dynasty, Elect of God, King of Kings, Lord of Lords, Conquering Lion of the Tribe of Judah.
	www.playahata.com /pages/bhfigures/bhfigures16.html (1584 words)

	Royal House - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		A Royal House or Dynasty is a sort of family name used by royalty.
		China: Aisin Gioro 愛新覺羅 (Qing Dynasty, Manchu Imperial Family); Ming Dynasty; Yuan Dynasty.
		Ferrara, Modena and Reggio: House of Este; later Austria-Este (a branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine)
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Royal_House (679 words)

	Africa to 1500 by Sanderson Beck
		Mamluk means slave, and this dynasty rose in Egypt during the later crusades through military discipline and by seizing the throne of Egypt in 1250.
		Group feeling enables power to be won, because of their "affection and willingness to fight and die for each other."3 Once a royal family has established a dynasty, the group feeling tends to fade, though the religious propaganda usually maintains its power for a while.
		The Shi'a dynasty of the 'Ubaydid-Fatimids arose in Egypt.
	www.san.beck.org /1-12-Africato1500.html (15707 words)

	Dawit II of Ethiopia Information
		He was the son of Emperor Na'od and Queen Na'od Mogasa.
		One of his younger sons, Yaqob, is said to have stayed behind to hide in the province of Manz in Shewa.
		Yaqob's grandson Susenyos defeated his various second cousins in 1604 to become Emperor and started the so-called Gondar line of the Solomonid dynasty.
	www.bookrags.com /Lebna_Dengel (660 words)

	africanfront.com (AUF)
		Fatimid dynasty of Egypt during the 11th and 12th centuries is Sudanese.
		1270-1285 Emperor Tasfa Iyasus establishes the Solomonid Dynasty in Axum, and is succeeded by Solomon I. The dynasty lasts 710 years and includes such colourful emperors as Takla George I who was deposed and restored to his throne four times between 1779 to 1800.
		Phillipa was role model for all English women and girls who showed their adoration for her by carrying daggers and wearing hats shaped like helmets (Leon 212, 213).
	www.africanfront.com /calendarcontd2.php (1476 words)

	Shewa - Enpsychlopedia
		Yekuno Amlak based his uprising against the Zagwe dynasty from Shewa.
		He claimed his Solomonic forebears, direct decendants of the pre-Zagwe Axumite Emperors, who had used Shewa as their safe haven when their survival was threatened by Yodit Gudit and other enemies.
		Thus the ruling family of Shewa were considered the junior branch of the Solomonid Dynasty after the senior Gondar branch.
	www.psychcentral.com /psypsych/Shewa (801 words)

	Menelek II of Ethiopia Summary
		The succession now lay between the late emperor’s natural son, Ras Mengesha, and Sahle Maryam of Shewa, but the latter was able to obtain the allegiance of a large majority of the nobility on November 4, and consecrated and crowned as Emperor Menelek II shortly afterwards.
		Menelek argued that while the family of Yohannes IV claimed descent from King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba through females of the dynasty, his own claim was based on uninterrupted direct male lineage which made the claims of the House of Shewa equal to those of the elder Gondar line of the dynasty.
		In 1889, at the time when he was claiming the throne against Mengesha, Menelek signed at Wuchale in Wollo province (Uccialli in Italian), a treaty with Italy acknowledging the establishment of the new Italian Colony of Eritrea with its seat at Asmara.
	www.bookrags.com /Menelek_II_of_Ethiopia (3359 words)

	Kebra Negast: A Book of Rastafarian Wisdom
		According to the Kebra Negast, the Israelites' Ark of the Covenant was spirited away to the ancient kingdom of Ethiopia by wise King Solomon's own son, offspring of the union between Solomon and the exotic Queen Makeda of Ethiopia (a.k.a.
		Gerald Hausman, a consummate storyteller of native traditions, presents the core narrative of the Kebra Negast, from Adam to the rise of Solomonid dynasty.
		On top of this, he injects his own encounters with Rastafarians during his travels in Jamaica--dreadlocked Rastas as modern-day Samsons, their unwavering faith in Jah, and a rare outsider's glimpse at the Nyabinghi ceremony.
	www.afcd.co.uk /Kebra-Negast-A-Book-of-Rastafarian-Wisdom-0_0312167938_1 (173 words)

	Descent From Antiquity (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The latter's son Sahak I was the father-in-law of Hamazasp I, an Armenian ruler from the Mamikonian dynasty.
		However, the genealogy of the Arsacid dynasty itself is poorly known, both in its Armenian branch and its main line.
		The well-known claim that the Solomonid dynasty of Ethiopia is descended from King Solomon is unverifiable since reliable documentation is lacking before the 13th century.
	genealogy-guided.com /a/282821/Descent+from+antiquity.html (2606 words)

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