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Germa Seyum

Germa Seyum
Reign11th century
PredecessorJan Seyum
SuccessorYemrehana Krestos
DynastyZagwe dynasty

Germa Seyum was a King (negus) of Ethiopia, and a member of the Zagwe dynasty. Taddesse Tamrat states that he was a son of Mara Takla Haymanot, the younger brother of King Tatadim, and the father of Kedus Harbe and Gebre Mesqel Lalibela.[1] His name does not appear in the longer king lists.

References

  1. ^ Taddesse Tamrat, Church and State in Ethiopia, (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1972), p. 56n.
Regnal titles
Preceded by
Jan Seyum
Emperor of Ethiopia Succeeded by
Yemrehana Krestos


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