Yekuno Amlak
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Contemporary painting of Yekuno Amlak in Genneta Maryam | |||||
| Emperor of Ethiopia | |||||
| Reign | 10 August 1270 – 19 June 1285 | ||||
| Successor | Yagbe'u Seyon | ||||
| Born | 1250s Bete Amhara | ||||
| Died | 19 June 1285 Ethiopian Empire | ||||
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| Dynasty | House of Solomon | ||||
| Father | Tesfa Yesus | ||||
| Mother | Emine Sion | ||||
| Religion | Ethiopian Orthodox Church | ||||
Yekuno Amlak (Ge'ez: ይኩኖ አምላክ, romanized: Yəkkuno ˀAmlak); throne name Tesfa Iyasus (ተስፋ ኢየሱስ; died 19 June 1285) was Emperor of Ethiopia, from 1270 to 1285, and the founder of the Solomonic dynasty, which lasted until 1974. He was a ruler from Bete Amhara (in parts of modern-day Wollo and northern Shewa) who became the Emperor of Ethiopia following the defeat of the last Zagwe king.