Solomonic dynasty
Imperial Ethiopian dynasty (1270–1974) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Solomonic dynasty, also known as the House of Solomon, was the ruling dynasty of the Ethiopian Empire from the thirteenth to twentieth centuries. The dynasty was founded by Yekuno Amlak, who overthrew the Zagwe dynasty in 1270. His successors claimed he was descended from the legendary king Menelik I, the supposed son of the biblical King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, in order to legitimize the dynasty's assumption of power. Although this claimed ancestry gave the dynasty its name, there is no credible evidence that the dynasty was descended from Solomon or the Davidic line. The Solomonic dynasty remained in power until 1974, when its last emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown by a coup d'état.
House of Solomon ሰሎሞናዊው ሥርወ መንግሥት Sälomonawīwi širiwä menigišiti Solomonic dynasty | |
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Country | Ethiopian Empire |
Place of origin | Bete Amhara |
Founded | 1270 AD |
Founder | Yekuno Amlak |
Current head | Zera Yacob Amha Selassie |
Final ruler | Haile Selassie |
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Deposition | 12 September 1974 |
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