Sarwe Iyasus (Ge'ez: ሣርወ ኢየሱስ), throne name Mehreka Nañ (Ge'ez: ምሕርከ ናኝ), was Emperor of Ethiopia in 1433, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the older son of Takla Maryam.
| Sarwe Iyasus ዓፄ ሣርወ ኢየሱስ | |
|---|---|
| Emperor of Ethiopia | |
| Reign | June – November 1433[1] |
| Predecessor | Takla Maryam |
| Successor | Amda Iyasus |
| Dynasty | House of Solomon |
| Father | Takla Maryam |
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Church |
According to E. A. Wallis Budge, Sarwe Iyasus ruled for either four or eight months, and died of plague.[2] According to James Bruce, some of the Ethiopian lists of rulers omit his name.[3]
References
edit- ^ Stewart, John (2006). African States and Rulers (third ed.). London: McFarland & Company Inc. p. 93.
- ^ Budge, A History of Ethiopia: Nubia and Abyssinia, 1928 (Oosterhout, the Netherlands: Anthropological Publications, 1970), p. 303.
- ^ James Bruce, Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile (1805 edition), vol. 3, p. 98
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