Person

Yekuno Amlak

Emperor of Ethiopia

b. 1240 CE – d. 1285 CE World The Middle of The Earth

Emperor Yekuno Amlak (throne name Tasfa Iyasus) is nəgusä nägäst (r. 10 August 1270 – 19 June 1285) of Ethiopia and founder of the Solomonic dynasty.

He traces his ancestry through his father, Tasfa Iyasus, to Dil Na'od, the last King of Axum.

Moran, J. (2017). Yekuno Amlak. History Atlas. Retrieved 11 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/yekuno-amlak/

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