Sarwe Iyasus
| 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 |
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.
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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