Amda Seyon II

Amda Seyon II (Ge'ez: 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.

For other people with the name Amda Seyon, see Amda Seyon (disambiguation).
Amda Seyon II
ዐምደ ጽዮን
Emperor of Ethiopia
Reign1494 – 26 October 1494
PredecessorEskender
SuccessorNa'od
DynastyHouse of Solomon
FatherEskender
MotherBaeda 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
  1. Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 293.


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