Amda Seyon II (Ge'ez: ዐምደ ጽዮን) was Emperor of Ethiopia briefly during 1494, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty.

Background

He was the infant son of Eskender and a second wife of Eskender's father Baeda Maryam I.[citation needed]

Amda Seyon II was seven years old at the time of accession to the throne and reigned for only six or seven months.[1] Many chroniclers omit any mention of this emperor.[1]

Amda Seyon quickly became the pawn in the struggle for control of the throne, which ended in his death, and the ascension of Na'od. As Taddesse Tamrat writes, "Amda-Seyon's reign lasted for only six months, and even the hagiographer betrays a sense of great relief at the announcement of his death."[2]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c Budge 1928, p. 323.
  2. ^ Tamrat 1972, p. 293.

Bibliography

Regnal titles
Preceded by Emperor of Ethiopia
1494
Succeeded by


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