Tekle Haymanot of Gondar
Proclaimed Emperor of Ethiopia from 1786 to 1789 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other people with this name, see Tekle Haymanot (disambiguation).
Tekle Haymanot was proclaimed Emperor from February 1788 to 1789 by the Emperor Baede Maryam's courtiers. He established his palace in Gondar, and ruled there for around a year.[1] He may be identical with the Emperor "Haimanot" mentioned by Henry Salt, who ruled for a year between Iyasu III and Hezqeyas and had died before 1810.[2]
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Tekle Haymanot | |
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Emperor of Ethiopia (proclaimed) | |
Reign | 1787–1789 |
Predecessor | Baeda Maryam |
Successor | Tekle Giyorgis I |
Dynasty | House of Solomon |
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Tekle Haymanot of Gondar is sometimes given the title Atse, a less familiar Amharic word for "Emperor", to distinguish him from the other Emperors of Ethiopia with the same name. Since he was not recognized as a legitimate ruler, he is not assigned a number.