Amda Seyon II explained

Amda Seyon II
Geez: ዳግማዊ ዓፄ ዐምደ ጽዮን
Succession:Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign:7 May 1494 – 26 October 1494
Predecessor:Eskender
Successor:Na'od
Dynasty:House of Solomon
Father:Eskender
Mother:Baeda Maryam I

Amda Seyon II (Geez: ዐምደ ጽዮን) was Emperor of Ethiopia briefly during 1494, and a member of the Solomonic dynasty. He was the infant son of Eskender and a second wife of Eskender's father Baeda Maryam I.

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."[1]

Notes and References

  1. Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 293.